Levoglucosenone

Names

[ Name ]:
Levoglucosenone

[Synonym ]:
(1S,5R)-6,8-Dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-en-4-one
UNII:B7N23SN1LB
1,6-anhydro-3,4-dideoxy-β-D-glycero-hex-3-enopyranos-2-ulose
Levoglucosenone
6,8-Dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-en-4-one, (1S,5R)-

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.3±0.1 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
254.4±40.0 °C at 760 mmHg

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₆H₆O₃

[ Molecular Weight ]:
126.110

[ Flash Point ]:
98.2±13.8 °C

[ Exact Mass ]:
126.031693

[ PSA ]:
35.53000

[ LogP ]:
-0.74

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±0.5 mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.517

MSDS

Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :: JG7020000

CHEMICAL NAME :: 6,8-Dioxabicyclo(3.2.1)oct-2-en-4-one, (1S)-

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :: 37112-31-5

LAST UPDATED :: 199612

DATA ITEMS CITED :: 2

MOLECULAR FORMULA :: C6-H6-O3

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :: 126.12

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: Cytogenetic analysis

TEST SYSTEM :: Rodent - hamster Lung

DOSE/DURATION :: 2 mg/L

REFERENCE :: MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 227,117,1989

Safety Information

[ Symbol ]:

GHS07

[ Signal Word ]:
Warning

[ Hazard Statements ]:
H302-H319

[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P280-P301 + P312 + P330-P305 + P351 + P338-P337 + P313

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

[ RTECS ]:
JG7020000

[ HS Code ]:
2932999099

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 2932999099

[ Summary ]:
2932999099. other heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only. VAT:17.0%. Tax rebate rate:13.0%. . MFN tariff:6.5%. General tariff:20.0%

Articles

Catalytic fast pyrolysis of cellulose and biomass to produce levoglucosenone using magnetic SO4(2-)/TiO2-Fe3O4.

Bioresour. Technol. 171 , 10-15, (2014)

Magnetic superacid (SO4(2-)/TiO2-Fe3O4) was prepared for catalytic fast pyrolysis of cellulose and poplar wood to produce levoglucosenone (LGO). Its catalytic activity was evaluated via pyrolysis-gas ...

Preparation of 1, 6-anhydro-3, 4-dideoxy-β-D-glycero-hex-3-enopyranos-2-ulose (levoglucosenone) and some derivatives thereof. Shafizadeh F and Chin PPS.

Carbohydr. Res. 58(1) , 79-87, (1977)

Some reactions of levoglucosenone. Shafizadeh F, et al.

Carbohydr. Res. 71(1) , 169-191, (1979)