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94956

Vinylcyclohexene dioxide

purum, suitable for electron microscopy, mixture of isomers, ≥96.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

4-vinyl-1-cyclohexene diepoxide, 1,2-Epoxy-4-epoxyethylcyclohexane, 3-Epoxyethyl-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H12O2
CAS Number:
106-87-6
Molecular Weight:
140.18
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
57653591
EC Number:
203-437-7
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
106071
MDL number:
MFCD00022354

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Product Name

Vinylcyclohexene dioxide, purum, suitable for electron microscopy, mixture of isomers, ≥96.0% (GC)

InChI key

OECTYKWYRCHAKR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C8H12O2/c1-2-6-7(10-6)3-5(1)8-4-9-8/h5-8H,1-4H2

SMILES string

C1CC2OC2CC1C3CO3

grade

purum

assay

≥96.0% (GC)

form

liquid

technique(s)

electron microscopy: suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.477 (lit.)
n20/D 1.479

bp

230-232 °C (lit.)

density

1.094 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

100

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Application

Vinylcyclohexene dioxide (VCD) may be used to study and understand its effect on ovarian follicles and effects on epithelial differentiation.

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Skull and crossbonesHealth hazard
GHS06,GHS08

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 1B - Muta. 2 - Repr. 1B

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

224.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

107 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Melissa J Romero-Aleshire et al.
American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 297(3), R587-R592 (2009-05-15)
Factors comprising the metabolic syndrome occur with increased incidence in postmenopausal women. To investigate the effects of ovarian failure on the progression of the metabolic syndrome, female B(6)C(3)F(1) mice were treated with 4-vinylcyclohexene diepoxide (VCD) and fed a high-fat (HF)
Tracey A Van Kempen et al.
Brain research, 1379, 176-187 (2011-01-08)
Current rodent models of menopause fail to adequately recapitulate the menopause transition. The intact aging model fails to achieve very low estrogen levels, and the ovariectomy model lacks a perimenopause phase. A new rodent model of accelerated ovarian failure (AOF)
Aileen F Keating et al.
Biology of reproduction, 84(4), 743-751 (2010-11-16)
4-Vinylcyclohexene diepoxide (VCD), an occupational chemical that specifically destroys primordial and small primary follicles in the ovaries of rats and mice, is thought to target an oocyte-expressed tyrosine kinase receptor, Kit. This study compared the temporal effect of VCD on
Lida P Hariri et al.
Cancer biology & therapy, 10(5), 438-447 (2010-11-26)
Determining if an ovarian mass is benign or malignant is an ongoing clinical challenge. The development of reliable animal models provides means to evaluate new diagnostic tools to more accurately determine if an ovary has benign or malignant features. Although
Carmen Terren et al.
Scientific reports, 9(1), 19668-19668 (2019-12-25)
Slow freezing (SF) is the reference method for ovarian tissue cryopreservation. Vitrification (VT) constitutes an alternative but controversial method. This study compares SF and VT (open [VTo] and closed [VTc] systems) in terms of freezing damage and fertility restoration ability.
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