| acetylformyl; methylglyoxal; 2-oxopropanal; propanalone; pyroracemic aldehyde; pyruvaldehyde; pyruvic aldehyde | |
| Links: | 📏 NIST, 🕷 ChemSpider, 📖 PubMed, 📖Houben-Weyl, 2. Band (Methylglyoxal); p. 26, 207, 📖Org. Chem., v. Richter, 1. Vol (Acetyl Formyl); p. 348, |
| CAS RN: | [78-98-8] |
| Formula: | C3H4O2; 72.06 g/mol |
| InChiKey: | AIJULSRZWUXGPQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES: | CC(=O)C=O |
| Use: | organic synthesis of dyes, polymers, and pharmaceuticals as well as various industrial chemicals |
| Density: | 1.046 g/mL |
| Molar volume: | 68.9 mL/mol |
| Refractive index: | 1.400 |
| Molecular refractive power: | 16.71 mL/mol |
| Boiling point: | 72 °C |