Molecular properties
- Formula
- C2H6O2
- Molar mass
- 62.07 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 62.0368 Da
- 0
- 2
- 2
- 40.50 Ų
- -1.4 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
- CAS
- 107-21-1
- PubChem CID
- 174
Molecule record
ETHYLENE GLYCOL
C2H6O2
62.07 g/mol
Interactions
- Polarity
- Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
- Acid-base behavior
- Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
- Intermolecular forces
- Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.
Functional groups
Alcohol
Physical properties
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logp | -1.4 | PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor | PubChem(link only) |
Common names and synonyms
- 1,2-Dihydroxyethane
- 1,2-Ethandiol
- 1,2-ethanediol
- 107-21-1
- 2-hydroxyethanol
- Aethylenglykol
- DTXSID8020597
- Dowtherm SR 1
Show all 22 synonyms
- Ethane-1,2-diol
- Ethylene alcohol
- Ethylene dihydrate
- Fridex
- Glycol alcohol
- Lutrol-9
- Macrogol 400 BPC
- Norkool
- Tescol
- Ucar 17
- Zerex
- ethanediol
- glycol
- monoethylene glycol
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- C(CO)O
- Isomeric SMILES
- C(CO)O
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C2H6O2/c3-1-2-4/h3-4H,1-2H2
- InChIKey
- LYCAIKOWRPUZTN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 174
Spectroscopy
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Simulated FTIR trace
Predicted FTIR / %T
4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile
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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 ETHYLENE GLYCOL; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for ETHYLENE GLYCOL; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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simulated IR
ChemForge original educational simulation.