Oxepane is a heterocyclic chemical compound with the formula C6H12O: a cycloheptane in which one methylene group is replaced by oxygen.[1]

Oxepane can be polymerized by cationic initiators such as (C2H5)3OSbCl6 to form a crystalline solid with a melting point around 56–58 °C.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Oxepane (Compound)". PubChem. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Takeo Saegusa; Toshiaki Shiota; Shu-ichi Matsumoto; Hiroyasu Fujii (1972). "Ring-opening Polymerization of Oxepane". Polymer Journal. 3 (1): 40–43. doi:10.1295/polymj.3.40. ISSN 1349-0540.