Glycidol

CAS: 556-52-5

Ref. 3D-Q-201169

Product Information

• Name: Glycidol
• Synonyms: (±)-Glycidol Glycerolglycide (±)-Oxirane-2-methanol 2,3-Epoxy-1-propanol, (2R)-oxiran-2-ylmethanol, (2S)-oxiran-2-ylmethanol, (RS)-Glycidol, 1,2-Epoxy-3-hydroxypropane, 1-Hydroxy-2,3-epoxypropane, 1-Propanol, 2,3-epoxy-, 2,3-Epoxipropan-1-Ol, 2,3-Epoxy-1-propanol, 2,3-Epoxypropan-1-ol, 2,3-Epoxypropane-1-Ol, 2,3-Epoxypropanol, 2-(Hydroxymethyl)oxirane, 2-Oxiranemethanol, 3-Hydroxy-1,2-epoxypropane, 3-Hydroxypropylene oxide, Allyl alcohol oxide, Epihydrin alcohol, Epiol OH, Glycide, Glycidyl alcohol, Methanol - Oxirane (1:1), Nsc 46096, Oxiran-2-Ylmethanol, Oxirane methanol, Oxiranemethanol, Oxiranylmethanol, Propan-1-Ol, 2,3-Epoxy-, Racemic glycidol, dl-Glycidol

Description

Glycidol is an organic compound that is a colorless liquid at room temperature. It has been used as a reagent and intermediate in organic synthesis. Glycidol can be used as a building block for the preparation of more complex compounds, such as epoxides and other oxetanes. It is also useful in organic reactions such as Diels-Alder reactions, cycloadditions, Michael additions, and hetero-Diels-Alder reactions. The CAS number for Glycidol is 556-52-5.

• Brand: Biosynth

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 74.08 g/mol
• Formula: C₃H₆O₂
• Purity: Min. 97.0 Area-%