Molecular properties
- Formula
- C3H8O3
- Molar mass
- 92.09 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 92.0473 Da
- 0
- 3
- 3
- 60.70 Ų
- -1.8 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
- CAS
- 56-81-5
- PubChem CID
- 753
Molecule record
glycerol
C3H8O3
92.09 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 | -1.8 | PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor | PubChem(link only) |
Common names and synonyms
- 1,2,3-Propanetriol
- 1,2,3-trihydroxypropane
- 56-81-5
- 90 Technical glycerine
- Dagralax
- Glycerin, anhydrous
- Glycerine
- Glycerinum
Show all 23 synonyms
- Glyceritol
- Glycyl alcohol
- Glyrol
- Glysanin
- Grocolene
- Incorporation factor
- Moon
- Ophthalgan
- Optim
- Osmoglyn
- Synthetic glycerin
- Synthetic glycerine
- Trihydroxypropane
- Vitrosupos
- glycerin
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- C(C(CO)O)O
- Isomeric SMILES
- C(C(CO)O)O
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C3H8O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h3-6H,1-2H2
- InChIKey
- PEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 753
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 glycerol; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for glycerol; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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simulated IR
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