
18-Crown-6
18-crown-6 is a crown ether that is cyclooctadecane in which the carbon atoms at positions 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 and 16 have been replaced by oxygen atoms. It has a role as a phase-transfer catalyst. It is a saturated organic heteromonocyclic parent and a crown ether. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadecane
- Molecular formula
- C12H24O6
- Molecular weight
- 264.31 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 264.15728848 Da
- XLogP3
- -0.7
- Topological polar surface area
- 55.4 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 6
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:32397
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL155204
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID7058626
- PubMed:23125720
- PubMed:23022273
- PubMed:22926972
- PubMed:22881454
- PubMed:22853825
- PubMed:22799200
- PubMed:22799192
- PubMed:22777160
- PubMed:22763694
- PubMed:22760200
- PubMed:22692376
- PubMed:22689531
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