1,3,5-Trioxane
ALDRICH/T81108 - ≥99%
Synonym: Metaformaldehyde; Trioxymethylene; sym.-Trioxane
CAS Number: 110-88-3
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C3H6O3
Molecular Weight: 90.08
EC Number: 203-812-5
MDL Number: MFCD00006563
Linear Formula: C3H6O3
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥99% |
| autoignition temp. | 777 °F |
| expl. lim. | 29 % |
| InChI | 1S/C3H6O3/c1-4-2-6-3-5-1/ |
| InChI key | BGJSXRVXTHVRSN-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 59-62 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | C1OCOCO1 |
| Application: | 1,3,5-Trioxane is widely used as a source of anhydrous formaldehyde. It can be used to synthesize: • Polyoxymethylene and hyperbranched polyesters. • Calixarenes such as calix[4]resorcinarene, calix[6]resorcinarene and para-tert-butylcalix[8] and [9]arene. • Various natural products including (−)-motuporin, (+)-sundiversifolide, (+)-lyconadin A and (−)-lyconadin B. |
| Packaging: | 2 kg in glass bottle |
| Packaging: | 25, 500 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() GHS02,GHS07,GHS08 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H228 - H335 - H361d |
| Precautionary statements | P201 - P210 - P308 + P313 |
| Hazard Codes | F,Xn |
| Risk Statements | 63-11-37 |
| Safety Statements | 36/37-46 |
| RIDADR | UN1325 - class 4.1 - PG 2 - Flammable solids, organic, n.o.s., H |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | 113.0 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | 45 °C - closed cup |
| Purity | ≥99% |
| mp | 59-62 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352100 |




