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beta-Propiolactone

Article number:

7000392

CAS No.:

57-57-8

Formula:

C3H4O2

Chemical description:

Oxetan-2-one or 3-Hydroxypropanoid acid lactone

Synonyms:

Hydracrylic acid ß-lactone

Molecular weight:

72,06 g/mol

Some of the key characteristics of beta-Propiolactone are: ß-Propiolactone is an excellent sterilizing and sporicidal agent. It is used as i.e. virus inactivator and as sterilisation agent for vaccines. Aquous solutions of 0.2 to 0.4% are active over a broad pH-range. beta-Propiolactone decomposes in aqueous solutions over few hours and no residue of the toxic lactone is detectable any longer. ß-Propiolactone is an organic compound of the cactone family, with a four-membered ring.

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