Glycidol

CAS Registry Number®

556-52-5
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CAS Name

Glycidol

Molecular Formula

C3H6O2

Molecular Mass

74.08

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Glycidol.   CAS Common Chemistry.   CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, n.d.   http://commonchemistry.cas.org/detail?ref=556-52-5 (retrieved 2024-04-25) (CAS RN: 556-52-5).  Licensed under the Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    160 °C @ Press: 760 Torr
  • Melting Point (2)

    -45 °C
  • Density (1)

    1.115 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)
  • (2) International Chemical Safety Cards data were obtained from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C3H6O2/c4-1-3-2-5-3/h3-4H,1-2H2

InChIKey

InChIKey=CTKINSOISVBQLD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(O)C1CO1

Canonical SMILES

OCC1OC1

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Oxiranemethanol
  • Glycidol
  • 1-Propanol, 2,3-epoxy-
  • Oxiranemethanol
  • Epihydrin alcohol

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

61915-27-3, 98913-54-3, 1852481-80-1

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