12-Crown-4

12-Crown-4

Names
IUPAC name 1,4,7,10-tetraoxacyclododecane
Other names 12-crown-4, Lithium Ionophore V
Identifiers
CAS Number	294-93-9 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image Interactive image
Beilstein Reference	1363064
ChEBI	CHEBI:32399 Y
ChemSpider	8912 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.005.488
EC Number	206-036-5
Gmelin Reference	3287
PubChem CID	9269
UNII	K6069P2C2A
InChI InChI=1S/C8H16O4/c1-2-10-5-6-12-8-7-11-4-3-9-1/h1-8H2 Y Key: XQQZRZQVBFHBHL-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C8H16O4/c1-2-10-5-6-12-8-7-11-4-3-9-1/h1-8H2 Key: XQQZRZQVBFHBHL-UHFFFAOYAA
SMILES O1CCOCCOCCOCC1 C1COCCOCCOCCO1
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H16O4
Molar mass	176.21
Density	1.089 g/mL at 25 °C
Melting point	16 °C
Boiling point	61-70 °C/0.5 mm Hg
Solubility in water	Miscible
Hazards
GHS hazard statements	no hazard statements
GHS precautionary statements	no precautionary statements
Flash point	113 °C (235 °F; 386 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

12-Crown-4, also called 1,4,7,10-tetraoxacyclododecane and lithium ionophore V, is a crown ether with the formula C₈H₁₆O₄. It is a cyclic tetramer of ethylene oxide which is specific for the lithium cation. Its point group is S₄. The dipole moment of 12-crown-4 varies in different solvent and under different temperature. Under 25 °C, the dipole moment of 12-crown-4 was determined as 2.33 ± 0.03 D in cyclohexane and 2.46 ± 0.01 D in benzene.^[1]

References

• Sigma-Aldrich Handbook of Fine Chemicals, 2007, page 768.
• Sigma-Aldrich Cyclic tetramer of ethylene oxide which is specific for the lithium cation. 98%, 2018

See also

• Crown ether
• Cyclen, a similar molecule with N atoms (aza groups) instead of O atoms (ethers)