p-Dioxanone

p-Dioxanone
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,4-Dioxan-2-one
Other names
para-Dioxanone
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.130.057
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C4H6O3/c5-4-3-6-1-2-7-4/h1-3H2
    Key: VPVXHAANQNHFSF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1S/C4H6O3/c5-4-3-6-1-2-7-4/h1-3H2
    Key: VPVXHAANQNHFSF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C1COC(=O)CO1
Properties
C4H6O3
Molar mass 102.089 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

p-Dioxanone (1,4-dioxan-2-one) is the lactone of 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)acetic acid. It is a monomer that can undergo ring-opening polymerization to give polydioxanone, a biodegradable implant material. It is isomeric to trimethylene carbonate (1,3-dioxan-2-one).

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