Methyl glycolate

C3H6O3CAS 96-35-590.08 g/mol

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AlcoholEster

Properties

Molecular formula
C3H6O3
Molar mass
90.08 g/mol
Exact mass
90.0317 Da
Density
1.4251 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
148 °C
Boiling point
63 °C (at 21 Torr)
logP
-0.85Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
46.5 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 3
Rotatable bonds
1

Hazards

Warning
Irritant (GHS07)

Aggregated from 6 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P210, P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P370+P378, P403, P403+P233, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
96-35-5
SMILES
COC(=O)CO
InChIKey
GSJFXBNYJCXDGI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c1-6-3(5)2-4/h4H,2H2,1H3

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Names and synonyms

8 names
  • Acetic acid, 2-hydroxy-, methyl ester
  • Glycolic acid, methyl ester
  • Acetic acid, hydroxy-, methyl ester
  • Methyl hydroxyacetate
  • Methyl 2-hydroxyacetate
  • Methyl 2-hydroxyethanoate
  • Hydroxyacetic acid methyl ester
  • NSC 27786

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Similar compounds

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