| 3-Hydroxypropionic acid[1] | |
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| IUPAC name |
3-Hydroxypropanoic acid
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| Other names | 3-hydroxypropionic acid hydracrylic acid ethylene lactic acid |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 503-66-2  |
| SMILES |
O=C(O)CCO
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| InChI |
1/C3H6O3/c4-2-1-3(5)6/h4H,1-2H2,(H,5,6)
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| InChI key | ALRHLSYJTWAHJZ-UHFFFAOYAU |
| ChemSpider ID | 61460 |
| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | C3H6O3 |
| Molar mass | 90.08 g/mol |
| Melting point |
<25 °C |
| Boiling point |
Decomposes |
| Solubility in water | Very soluble |
| Related compounds | |
| Related carboxylic acids | acetic acid glycolic acid propionic acid lactic acid malonic acid butyric acid hydroxybutyric acid |
| Related compounds | 1-propanol 2-propanol propionaldehyde acrolein |
| (what is this?) (verify) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) |
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| Infobox references | |
3-Hydroxypropionic acid is a carboxylic acid. It is an acidic viscous liquid with a pKa of 4.5.[1] It is very soluble in water, soluble in ethanol, and miscible with diethyl ether. Upon distillation, it dehydrates to form acrylic acid.
3-Hydroxypropionic acid is used in the industrial production of various chemicals such as acrylates. It can be produced by certain microbes.[2]
See also
- Lactic acid (2-hydroxypropanoic acid)
References
- ^ a b Merck Index, 11th Edition, 4681.
- ^ The Biobased Revolution
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