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propylene glycol

C3H8O2

Propylene glycol has the molecular formula C3H8O2 and a molar mass of 76.09 g/mol, a melting point of -60 °C and a boiling point of 187.4 °C.

Properties

Molecular formulaC3H8O2
Molar mass76.09 g/mol
Exact (monoisotopic) mass76.05243 g/mol
Melting point-60 °C
Boiling point187.4 °C
Density1.0363 g/cm³
logP (octanol–water)-0.9
Topological polar surface area40.5 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors / acceptors2 / 2
Heavy atoms5
InChIKeyDNIAPMSPPWPWGF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
IUPAC namepropane-1,2-diol

Elemental composition

13 atoms across 3 elements, by mass.

ElementAtomsPercent by mass
Carbon (C)347.35%
Oxygen (O)242.05%
Hydrogen (H)810.60%

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Molar mass and elemental composition are computed from IUPAC 2021 conventional atomic weights. Formula, exact mass and the computed descriptors come from PubChem, which is US government work and in the public domain. Melting point, boiling point and density come from Wikidata under CC0. Properties with no figure shown are absent from those sources rather than zero.