Glycerol

C3H8O3CAS 56-81-592.09 g/mol

HOOHOH
Alcohol

Properties

Molecular formula
C3H8O3
Molar mass
92.09 g/mol
Exact mass
92.0473 Da
Density
1.2613 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
20 °C
Boiling point
290 °C
logP
-1.67Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
60.7 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
3 / 3
Rotatable bonds
2

Identifiers

CAS number
56-81-5
SMILES
OCC(O)CO
InChIKey
PEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C3H8O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h3-6H,1-2H2

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Names and synonyms

64 names · show all
  • 1,2,3-Propanetriol
  • Propanetriol
  • 2-Propanol, 1,3-dihydroxy-
  • Glycerin
  • Glycerine
  • Glyceritol
  • Glycyl alcohol
  • Trihydroxypropane
  • Glyrol
  • Glysanin
  • Osmoglyn
  • 1,2,3-Trihydroxypropane
  • Pricerine 9091
  • Bulbold
  • Glyceol opthalgan
  • IFP
  • Tryhydroxypropane
  • Incorporation factor
  • Cristal
  • E 422
  • Mackstat H 66
  • NSC 9230
  • RG-S
  • Emery 916
  • Emery 917
  • DG
  • Pricerine 9088
  • RG
  • RG (moisturizing agent)
  • GL 300
  • G 101
  • DG Glycerin
  • Glycerin DG
  • Cognis G
  • M 314429
  • Glycerin RG
  • Pricerine 9090
  • Glycerin S
  • Croderol GV 9000
  • Oleon nv
  • Palmera G 9091
  • Speziol G 86PF
  • Kollisolv G 85
  • Speziol G 99.8PF
  • Kollisolv G 99
  • GLY 995
  • Advanced eye relief
  • A 106
  • Imex glycerine
  • Glycerin D
  • XR-LGLY 20L
  • Eyeon protect
  • PZN 7474853
  • G 7757
  • Purene
  • YM 185
  • Triol VE
  • Triose sugar alcohol
  • LY 95
  • Civeq
  • Ecocerol
  • Glycerin 4812
  • HY 0
  • Superol K

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