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holymoleculesbatman: Ethylene Oxide This organic compound caught my attention because of its structure. Its formula is C2H4O. It is a cyclic ether. This means that it is composed of two alkyl groups attached to an oxygen atom in a cyclic shape. In real life, it’s a colorless flammable gas with a faintly sweet odor. Ethylene Oxide is an alkylating agent; it has irritating, sensitizing and narcotic effects. Chronic exposure to ethylene oxide is also mutagenic.

holymoleculesbatman:

Ethylene Oxide

This organic compound caught my attention because of its structure. Its formula is C2H4O. It is a cyclic ether. This means that it is composed of two alkyl groups attached to an oxygen atom in a cyclic shape.

In real life, it’s a colorless flammable gas with a faintly sweet odor. Ethylene Oxide is an alkylating agent; it has irritating, sensitizing and narcotic effects. Chronic exposure to ethylene oxide is also mutagenic.

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