CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Transparent colorless solid; [Merck Index] |
|---|---|
| Melting Point | 97 °C |
| Vapor Pressure | 4.97 [mmHg] |
| Kovats Retention Index | 556.6 |
| Chemical Classes | Biological Agents -> Monosaccharides and Derivatives |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 60.05 g/mol |
|---|---|
| XLogP3 | -0.9 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 1 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 2 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 1 |
| Exact Mass | 60.021129366 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 60.021129366 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 37.3 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 4 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 18 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Glycolaldehyde is the glycolaldehyde derived from ethylene glycol. The parent of the class of glycolaldehydes. It has a role as a fundamental metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a tautomer of a (Z)-1,2-ethenediol.