(±)-Glyceraldehyde

CAS Registry Number®

56-82-6

CAS Name

(±)-Glyceraldehyde

Molecular Formula

C3H6O3

Molecular Mass

90.08

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    145 °C

  • Density (2)

    1.455 g/cm³ @ Temp: 18 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h1,3,5-6H,2H2

InChIKey

InChIKey=MNQZXJOMYWMBOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CO)(C=O)O

Canonical SMILES

O=CC(O)CO

Other Names for this Substance

  • Propanal, 2,3-dihydroxy-
  • Glyceraldehyde, DL-
  • Propanal, 2,3-dihydroxy-, (±)-
  • 2,3-Dihydroxypropanal
  • DL-Glyceraldehyde

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

367-47-5

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