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isopropyl alcohol
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simplest secondary alcohol
OverviewAI-generated
Isopropyl alcohol, also identified as propan-2-ol, is a chemical compound with the formula C₃H₈O. It has a molecular mass of 60.058 and a density of 0.79. The substance exhibits a melting point ranging from -127 to -89.5 and a boiling point of 181. Its physical properties include a vapor pressure of 33, a refractive index of 1.3776, and a dynamic viscosity of 0.00243. The compound possesses an ionization energy of 10.12 and an electric dipole moment of 1.66.
Safety data for isopropyl alcohol indicates a flash point of 53 and an autoignition temperature of 400. The lower flammable limit is 2, while the upper flammable limit is 12.7. Exposure limits are defined with a time-weighted average of 980 and a short-term limit of 1225. The immediately dangerous to life or health concentration is 4920. The compound has a pKa of 16.5. It is referenced by 1,305 other encyclopedia articles.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C3H8O
- Molecular weight
- 60.1 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- propan-2-ol
- SMILES
- CC(C)O
- InChIKey
- KFZMGEQAYNKOFK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.3
- Polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Approved
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
- First approval
- 2000
- Admin. routes
- topical
- Indications
- infectious disease, infection, prostate carcinoma, psoriatic arthritis
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Research
8,663 papers- Inhalation of Isopropyl Alcohol for the Management of Nausea and Vomiting: A Systematic Review.Journal of palliative medicine · 2023Erdogan-Ongel E, Heung Y, Rozman de Moraes A et al.DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2022.0332
- Isopropyl alcohol inhalation versus 5-HT(3) antagonists for treatment of nausea: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.ReviewEuropean journal of clinical pharmacology · 2023Kimber JS, Kovoor JG, Glynatsis JM et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00228-023-03560-x
- Isopropyl alcohol.Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 1946MORRIS HC, DRAGSTEDT CADOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.1946.0163
- Isopropyl alcohol inhalation for the treatment of nausea in adult emergency department patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Emergency medicine journal : EMJ · 2023Lee SY, Tamale JRDOI: 10.1136/emermed-2022-212871
- Isopropyl alcohol inhalation as treatment for nausea and vomiting.ReviewPlastic surgical nursing : official journal of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Nurses · 2004Spencer KWDOI: 10.1097/00006527-200410000-00005
- Isopropyl alcohol intoxication: a diagnostic challenge.ReviewAmerican journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation · 2002Zaman F, Pervez A, Abreo KDOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2002.34938
- Isopropyl alcohol intoxication.Journal of emergency nursing · 2010Clark JDDOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2009.10.006
- Ethylene glycol, methanol and isopropyl alcohol intoxication.ReviewThe American journal of the medical sciences · 2010Jammalamadaka D, Raissi SDOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181c94601
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- fatty alcohol
- Mass
- 60.058
- Image
- 2023 Alkohol izopropylowy.jpg
- Autonomy
- 400
- Has use
- solvent
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- lower flammable limit
- 2
- ionization energy
- 10.12
- Commons category
- Isopropanol
- pKa
- 16.5
- flash point
- 53
- upper flammable limit
- 12.7
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0359
- density
- 0.79
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 4920
- melting point
- -89.5
- boiling point
- 82.3
- vapor pressure
- 33
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 980
- short-term exposure limit
- 1225
- chemical formula
- C₃H₈O
- canonical SMILES
- CC(C)O
- dynamic viscosity
- 0.00243
- electric dipole moment
- 1.56
- refractive index
- 1.3776
- MCN code
- 2905.12.20
- found in taxon
- pomelo
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
Names
Preferred IUPAC name Propan-2-ol
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