Glyoxylic acid

C2H2O3CAS 298-12-474.03 g/mol

OOOH
AldehydeCarboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C2H2O3
Molar mass
74.03 g/mol
Exact mass
74.0004 Da
Density
1.42 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
98 °C
pKa
3.3 (25 °C)
Water solubility
very soluble
logP
-0.73Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
54.4 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 2
Rotatable bonds
1

Hazards

Danger
Corrosive (GHS05)Irritant (GHS07)

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI, index 607-745-00-6), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P261, P264+P265, P272, P280, P302+P352, P305+P354+P338, P317, P321, P333+P317, P362+P364, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
298-12-4
SMILES
O=CC(=O)O
InChIKey
HHLFWLYXYJOTON-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C2H2O3/c3-1-2(4)5/h1H,(H,4,5)

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Names and synonyms

13 names · show all
  • Acetic acid, 2-oxo-
  • Acetic acid, oxo-
  • 2-Oxoacetic acid
  • Formylformic acid
  • Glyoxalic acid
  • Oxalaldehydic acid
  • Oxoethanoic acid
  • Oxoacetic acid
  • α-Ketoacetic acid
  • NSC 27785
  • Formylcarboxylic acid
  • Glyoxo high pure 50
  • Carboxyformaldehyde

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Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

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