Molecular properties
- Formula
- C2H2O2
- Molar mass
- 58.04 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 58.0055 Da
- 2
- 0
- 2
- 34.10 Ų
- -0.4 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
- CAS
- 107-22-2
- PubChem CID
- 7860
Molecule record
GLYOXAL
C2H2O2
58.04 g/mol
Interactions
- Polarity
- Often weakly polar or nonpolar unless other structural features dominate.
- 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
No functional-group assignment has been curated yet.
Physical properties
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logp | -0.4 | PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor | PubChem(link only) |
Common names and synonyms
- 1,2-Ethanedione
- 107-22-2
- 50NP6JJ975
- Aerotex glyoxal 40
- Biformal
- Biformyl
- CHEBI:34779
- DTXCID505364
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- DTXSID5025364
- Diformal
- Diformyl
- Ethandial
- Ethanedial
- Ethanedione
- Glyoxal aldehyde
- Glyoxal, 29.2%
- Glyoxal, 40%
- Glyoxylaldehyde
- Oxal
- Oxalaldehyde
- RefChem:5868
- oxaldehyde
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- C(=O)C=O
- Isomeric SMILES
- C(=O)C=O
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C2H2O2/c3-1-2-4/h1-2H
- InChIKey
- LEQAOMBKQFMDFZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 7860
Spectroscopy
Tabs appear only for spectra stored with clear provenance.
No redistributable or simulated spectroscopy record is attached yet.
Simulated NMR
On-demand educational prediction for GLYOXAL; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for GLYOXAL; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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