3,3,3-Trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)propanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

3821-82-7

CAS Name

3,3,3-Trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)propanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C4H5F3O4

Molecular Mass

174.08

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    158 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C4H5F3O4/c5-4(6,7)3(11,1-8)2(9)10/h8,11H,1H2,(H,9,10)

InChIKey

InChIKey=LZQWASNZOATUPA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(F)(F)F)(C(O)=O)(CO)O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(O)(CO)C(F)(F)F

Other Names for this Substance

  • Propanoic acid, 3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-
  • Glyceric acid, 2-(trifluoromethyl)-
  • 3,3,3-Trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)propanoic acid

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