Structured Summary
Abstract
A colorless and flammable gas at room temperature and pressure. Ethylene oxide is a bactericidal, fungicidal, and sporicidal disinfectant. It is effective against most micro-organisms, including viruses. It is used as a fumigant for foodstuffs and textiles and as an agent for the gaseous sterilization of heat-labile pharmaceutical and surgical materials. (From Reynolds, Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p794)
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C2H4O
- Molecular Weight
- 44.05 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 75-21-8
- IUPAC Name
- oxirane
- InChIKey
- IAYPIBMASNFSPL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C1CO1
- MeSH Unique ID
- D005027
- Source
- PubChem CID 6354
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Synonyms
2 entry terms
- Oxirane
- Oxide, Ethylene
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25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Ethylene Oxide. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005027. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005027
- Ethylene Oxide. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethylene_oxide
- Ethylene Oxide. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q407473
- Ethylene Oxide. In: PubChem Compound. CID 6354. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6354