β-Propiolactone

CAS Registry Number®

57-57-8

CAS Name

β-Propiolactone

Molecular Formula

C3H4O2

Molecular Mass

72.06

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    61 °C @ Press: 20 Torr

  • Melting Point (1)

    -33.4 °C

  • Density (1)

    1.1460 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C3H4O2/c4-3-1-2-5-3/h1-2H2

InChIKey

InChIKey=VEZXCJBBBCKRPI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

O=C1CCO1

Canonical SMILES

O=C1OCC1

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Oxetanone
  • Hydracrylic acid, β-lactone
  • Betaprone
  • BPL
  • Propanolide

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