/traɪˈɒkseɪn/.trioxann.
/trʌɪˈɒksan//traɪˈɒkseɪn/. Chemistry.
A cyclic trimer of formaldehyde, (—CH2·O—)3, obtained as colourless, pliant crystals that are combustible and very volatile at room temperature.
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acrolein1841
metaldehyde1841
trichlorocetaldehyde1845
valeral1852
toluic aldehyde1857
glyoxal1858
acraldehyde1864
propionic aldehyde1866
lauric aldehyde, ether1868
salicylaldehyde1869
dialdane1876
isovaleraldehyde1883
rhodinal1892
propenal1894
oxaldehyde1895
methylglyoxal1898
hadromal1899
malondialdehyde1904
pyruvic aldehyde1909
trioxan1915
plasmal1925
1915 P. E. Spielmann tr. V. von Richter Org. Chem. I. 205 Hexachlorodimethyl Trioxan.
1919 Decennial Index Chem. Abstr. 1907–16 4643/2 s-Trioxane.
1964 N. G. Clark Mod. Org. Chem. x. 188 On distilling aqueous formaldehyde with a trace of sulphuric acid, trioxan (‘trioxymethylene’) is obtained.
1978 P. S. Bailey & C. A. Bailey Org. Chem. x. 268 It [sc. formaldehyde] is usually sold and transported as low-molecular-weight polymers, such as 1,3,5-trioxane, formalin, and paraformaldehyde.
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