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propionic acid
Sign in to saveAlso known as CH3-CH2-COOH, PA, carboxyethane, pseudoacetic acid, metacetonic acid, ethanecarboxylic acid, methylacetic acid, ethylformic acid
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- C3H6O2
- Molecular weight
- 74.08 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- propanoic acid
- SMILES
- CCC(=O)O
- InChIKey
- XBDQKXXYIPTUBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.3
- Polar surface area
- 37.3 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Encyclopedic overview
Names
Preferred IUPAC name Propanoic acid
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