1,3-Dioxolane-4-methanol

CAS Registry Number®

5464-28-8

CAS Name

1,3-Dioxolane-4-methanol

Molecular Formula

C4H8O3

Molecular Mass

104.10

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    84-85 °C @ Press: 11 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    190-195 °C

  • Density (1)

    1.2113 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C4H8O3/c5-1-4-2-6-3-7-4/h4-5H,1-3H2

InChIKey

InChIKey=BOHGAOWOIJMTPZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(O)C1COCO1

Canonical SMILES

OCC1OCOC1

Other Names for this Substance

  • 1,3-Dioxolane-4-methanol
  • Glycerol α-formal
  • 4-(Hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolane
  • 1,2-(Methylidene)glycerol
  • Glycerol formal

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

96480-04-5

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