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=== As a solvent ===
[[File:Binary phase diagram dioxane-water.svg|left|thumb|200px|Binary [[phase diagram]] for the system 1,4-dioxane/water]]
Dioxane is used in a variety of applications as a versatile [[aprotic solvent]], e. g. for inks, adhesives, and cellulose esters.
While diethyl ether is rather insoluble in water, dioxane is [[miscible]] and in fact is [[hygroscopic]]. At standard pressure, the mixture of water and dioxane in the ratio 17.9:82.1 by mass is a positive [[azeotrope]] that boils at 87.6 C.<ref>Schneider, C. H.; Lynch, C. C.: ''The Ternary System: Dioxane-Ethanol-Water'' in [[J. Am. Chem. Soc.]], 1943, vol. 65, pp 1063–1066. {{DOI|10.1021/ja01246a015}}.</ref>
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