CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Glycidaldehyde appears as a colorless liquid. Slightly denser than water and insoluble in water. May irritate skin and eyes. Toxic by ingestion and inhalation. Used to make other chemicals. |
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| Color/Form | COLORLESS LIQUID |
| Odor | Pungent |
| Boiling Point | 112.5 °C |
| Melting Point | -62 °C |
| Flash Point | 88 °F (OPEN CUP) |
| Solubility | MISCIBLE WITH WATER & ALL COMMON SOLVENTS; IMMISCIBLE WITH PETROLEUM ETHER. |
| Density | SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.1403 @ 20 °C/4 °C |
| Vapor Density | 2.58 (AIR= 1) |
| Vapor Pressure | 45.3 [mmHg] |
| Stability/Shelf Life | UNDILUTED STABLE @ ROOM TEMP, BUT 30% AQUEOUS SOLN LOST 94% OF EPOXIDE AFTER 2 MO @ ROOM TEMP |
| Decomposition | When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes. |
| Refractive Index | Index of refraction: 1.4265 @ 20 °C |
| Other Experimental Properties | 1 ppm= 2.94 mg/cu m @ 25 °C, 760 mm Hg; 1 mg/l= 339 ppm @ 25 °C, 760 mm Hg |
| Chemical Classes | Other Classes -> Other Organic Compounds |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 72.06 g/mol |
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| XLogP3 | -0.6 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 2 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 1 |
| Exact Mass | 72.021129366 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 72.021129366 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 29.6 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 5 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 50.9 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 1 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Glycidaldehyde appears as a colorless liquid. Slightly denser than water and insoluble in water. May irritate skin and eyes. Toxic by ingestion and inhalation. Used to make other chemicals.