Methyl 2-hydroxy-2-methoxyacetate

C4H8O4CAS 19757-97-2120.10 g/mol

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Properties

Molecular formula
C4H8O4
Molar mass
120.10 g/mol
Exact mass
120.0423 Da
Boiling point
117–120 °C
logP
-0.88Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
55.8 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 4
Rotatable bonds
2

Hazards

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Identifiers

CAS number
19757-97-2
SMILES
COC(=O)C(O)OC
InChIKey
OVJJVYHDJVQFSF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H8O4/c1-7-3(5)4(6)8-2/h3,5H,1-2H3

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Names and synonyms

9 names
  • Acetic acid, 2-hydroxy-2-methoxy-, methyl ester
  • Glycolic acid, methoxy-, methyl ester
  • Acetic acid, hydroxymethoxy-, methyl ester
  • Glyoxylic acid, methyl ester, methyl hemiacetal
  • Methyl glyoxylate methyl hemiacetal
  • 2-Hydroxy-2-methoxyacetic acid methyl ester
  • α-Hydroxy-α-methoxyacetic acid
  • GMHA
  • Glycolic acid methyl ester-hemiacetal

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