Trioxane or occasionally
trioxymethylene (C
3H
6O
3) is a cyclic trimer (a ring of three
molecules) of
formaldehyde. 1,3,5-trioxane, when compressed into solid bars, is used by the military and outdoorsmen as a cooking
fuel. The
isomer 1,2,4-trioxane occurs naturally in some plants.
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