Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Dioxolane is a heterocyclic acetal with the chemical formula (CH2)2O2CH2. It is related to tetrahydrofuran by interchange of one oxygen for a CH2 group. The corresponding saturated 6-membered C4O2 rings are called dioxanes. The isomeric 12-dioxolane (wherein the two oxygen centers are adjacent) is a peroxide. 13-Dioxolane is used as a solvent and as a comonomer in polyacetals.
