2-Oxiranecarboxaldehyde
[CAS# 765-34-4]

Identification

• Name: 2-Oxiranecarboxaldehyde
• Synonyms: 2,3-Epoxypropanal; Epihydrinaldehyde; Epoxypropanal; Formyloxirane; Glycidal; NSC 521506
• Molecular Formula: C₃H₄O₂
• Molecular Weight: 72.06
• CAS Registry Number: 765-34-4
• EC Number: 212-143-8

Properties

• Solubility: Soluble (74.9 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 1.1403 g/cm³ (20 ºC)^**
• Melting point: <0 ºC^***
• Boiling point: 112.5 ºC^**
• Refractive index: 1.4265 (20 ºC)^**
• Flash point: 29.9±13.9 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2017 ACD/Labs)

^** "Hazardous Substances Data Bank" data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

^*** Taufel, K.; Zeitschrift fuer Untersuchung der Lebensmittel 1933, V65, P540-51.

Safety Data

• Hazardous Chemical?: Yes