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Book/Book Chapter 
Dioxane 
Surprenant, KS 
2002 
Yes 
Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. 
Hoboken, NJ 
Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 
11 
309-314 
English 
is a chapter of 3827349 Ullmann's encyclopedia of industrial chemistry
The most important physical and flammable properties of dioxane are as follows:

bp 101.3 C
fp 11.8 C
d20/20 1.0356
Latent heat of evaporation 413 kJ/kg
Heat of fusion 141 kJ/kg
Specific heat (20 C) 1.76 kJ kg1 K1
n20 1.4224
Vapor pressure (20 C) 4.13 kPa (41.3 mbar)
Dielectric constant (20C) 2.23
Surface tension (20C) 36.9 mN/m
tcrit 312C
pcrit 5.14 MPa
Flash point (closed cup) 11C
Flammable limits (in air)
Lower limit 2 vol %
Upper limit 22 vol %
Heat of combustion 27 600 kJ/kg
Autoignition temperature 180C

1,4-Dioxane [123-91-1], C4H8O2, Mr 88.11, is an extraordinary solvent, capable of solubilizing most organic compounds, water in all proportions, and many inorganic compounds. 
6th 
Elvers, B 
9783527303854