Molecule record

1-propanol

C3H8O

60.10 g/mol

2D structure for 1-propanol

Molecular properties

Formula
C3H8O
Molar mass
60.10 g·mol−1
Exact mass
60.0575 Da
0
1
1
20.20 Ų
0.3 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
71-23-8
PubChem CID
1031

Interactions

Polarity
Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
Acid-base behavior
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Intermolecular forces
Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.

Functional groups

Alcohol

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp0.3PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • 1-Propyl alcohol
  • 71-23-8
  • Albacol
  • Alcohol, propyl
  • Alcool propilico
  • Alcool propylique
  • Ethyl carbinol
  • Propan-1-ol
Show all 23 synonyms
  • Propanol-1
  • Propanole
  • Propanolen
  • Propanoli
  • Propyl alcohol
  • Propylic alcohol
  • Propylowy alkohol
  • ethylcarbinol
  • n-Propan-1-ol
  • n-Propyl alcohol
  • n-Propyl alkohol
  • n-propanol
  • optal
  • osmosol extra
  • propanol

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
CCCO
Isomeric SMILES
CCCO
InChI
InChI=1S/C3H8O/c1-2-3-4/h4H,2-3H2,1H3
InChIKey
BDERNNFJNOPAEC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
1031

Spectroscopy

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Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

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Peak assignments

3350 cm−1broad O-H (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for 1-propanol; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for 1-propanol; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

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simulated IR

ChemForge original educational simulation.

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