Hypophosphorous acid

H3O2PCAS 6303-21-566.00 g/mol

OPH2OH

Properties

Molecular formula
H3O2P
Molar mass
66.00 g/mol
Exact mass
65.9871 Da
Density
1.479 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
23–25 °C
Boiling point
130 °C
pKa
2.27 (22 °C)
Water solubility
miscible
logP
-0.35Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
37.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

Danger
Corrosive (GHS05)

Aggregated from 1,039 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P234, P260, P264, P264+P265, P280, P301+P330+P331, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P317, P321, P363, P390, P405, P406, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
6303-21-5
SMILES
O=[PH2]O
InChIKey
ACVYVLVWPXVTIT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/H3O2P/c1-3-2/h3H2,(H,1,2)

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Names and synonyms

5 names
  • Phosphinic acid
  • Phosphine oxide, hydroxy-
  • Phosphonous acid
  • Hydroxyphosphine oxide
  • Dihydroxyphosphine

Safety data sheets

One stored sheet lists this compound in section 3, matched by the CAS number 6303-21-5. Each row opens the sheet with its composition and PDF.

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Similar compounds

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