| CAS No. | 96-08-2 |
| Molecular Formula | C10H16O2 |
| Molecular Weight | 168.23 g/mol |
| Category | Pharmaceutical Standards / API Standards |
| Availability | In Stock |
Compared with other compounds in its class, the molecular weight of 168.23 g/mol gives 1-Methyl-4-(2-methyloxiran-2-yl)-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane distinctive chromatographic separation conditions and mass-spectrometry parameter settings.
1-Methyl-4-(2-methyloxiran-2-yl)-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane (CAS 96-08-2) is a high-purity analytical reference standard with the molecular formula C10H16O2 and a molecular weight of 168.23 g/mol.
Based on its molecular formula C10H16O2, 1-Methyl-4-(2-methyloxiran-2-yl)-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane contains a carboxylic acid group, a hydroxyl group, an ether linkage; these features give the compound characteristic absorption bands in UV spectroscopy. The molecular weight of 168.23 g/mol is directly relevant to the identification of the molecular ion in mass spectrometry. The high carbon-to-hydrogen ratio imparts good lipophilicity, allowing liquid-liquid extraction with non-polar solvents such as n-hexane or ethyl acetate.
This reference standard is suitable for quantitative analysis on major chromatographic platforms including HPLC, GC, LC-MS/MS, and GC-MS, serving as an external calibration standard or a system suitability test reference material.
The assigned purity is verified by mass-balance and quantitative NMR (qNMR) approaches, with the expanded uncertainty reported at a 95% confidence level (k=2). Batch homogeneity and stability are independently assessed for every lot.
| Molecular Formula | C10H16O2 |
| Molecular Weight | 168.23 g/mol |
| Purity | 97%+ |
| Storage | Store at 2-8°C |
| Solubility (reference) | Soluble in chloroform, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, DMSO |
| Stability | May oxidize slowly on prolonged air exposure |
| Degree of Unsaturation (DBE) | 3.0 |
| UV Absorption | UV-absorbing |
| CAS Registry Year (est.) | 1957 |