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1,3-propanediol

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1,3-propanediol

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Also known as propane-1,3-diol, 1,3-dihydroxypropane, trimethylene glycol, beta-propylene glycol, 2-(hydroxymethyl)ethanol, omega-propanediol, HO(CH2)3OH, HOCH2CH2CH2OH

1,3-Propanediol is the organic compound with the formula . This 3-carbon diol is a colorless viscous liquid that is miscible with water.

Chemical data

Formula
C3H8O2
Molecular weight
76.09 g/mol
IUPAC name
propane-1,3-diol
SMILES
C(CO)CO
InChIKey
YPFDHNVEDLHUCE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
-1
Polar surface area
40.5 Ų
H-bond donors
2
H-bond acceptors
2
Formal charge
0

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Molecule type
Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Mass
76.052
Autonomy
400
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canonical SMILES
C(CO)CO
chemical formula
C₃H₈O₂
melting point
-27.6
found in taxon
tomato
Commons category
1,3-Propanediol
surface tension
47.0
boiling point
214.7
density
1.0538
refractive index
1.4398
flash point
128
lower flammable limit
2.5
partition coefficient water/octanol
-1.04
dynamic viscosity
52.7
kinematic viscosity
44.923
vapor pressure
9
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Encyclopedic overview

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1,3-Propanediol is the organic compound with the formula . This 3-carbon diol is a colorless viscous liquid that is miscible with water.

==Products== It is mainly used as a building block in the production of polymers such as polytrimethylene terephthalate.

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