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allyl alcohol
Sign in to saveAlso known as 2-propenol, AA, allylic alcohol, propenol, 1-propen-3-ol, vinyl carbinol, 2-propen-1-ol, 2-propenyl alcohol
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- C3H6O
- Molecular weight
- 58.08 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- prop-2-en-1-ol
- SMILES
- C=CCO
- InChIKey
- XXROGKLTLUQVRX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.2
- Polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- primary alcohol
- Mass
- 58.042
- Autonomy
- 378
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- melting point
- -129
- canonical SMILES
- C=CCO
- Commons category
- Allyl alcohol
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 47.6
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0017
- density
- 0.854
- boiling point
- 96.9
- vapor pressure
- 132
- ionization energy
- 9.67
- flash point
- 21
- short-term exposure limit
- 6
- lower flammable limit
- 2.5
- upper flammable limit
- 18.0
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 2
- median lethal dose (LD50)
- 1060
- minimal lethal dose
- 4.27
- MCN code
- 2905.29.10
- chemical formula
- C₃H₆O
- pKa
- 15.5
- phase point
- critical point
- partition coefficient water/octanol
- 0.17
- refractive index
- 1.4135
- surface tension
- 20.79
- dynamic viscosity
- 0.505
- electric dipole moment
- 1.55
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- found in taxon
- Allium sativum
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Encyclopedic overview
Allyl alcohol (IUPAC name: prop-2-en-1-ol) is an organic compound with the structural formula CH2=CHCH2OH. Like many alcohols, it is a water-soluble, colourless liquid. It is more toxic than typical small alcohols. Allyl alcohol is used as a precursor to many specialized compounds such as flame-resistant materials, drying oils, and plasticizers. Allyl alcohol is the smallest representative of the allylic alcohols.
Production
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