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pyruvic acid

C3H4O3

Pyruvic acid has the molecular formula C3H4O3 and a molar mass of 88.06 g/mol, a melting point of 11.5 °C and a boiling point of 165 °C.

Properties

Molecular formulaC3H4O3
Molar mass88.06 g/mol
Exact (monoisotopic) mass88.01604 g/mol
Melting point11.5 °C
Boiling point165 °C
Density1.25 g/cm³
logP (octanol–water)-0.3
Topological polar surface area54.4 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors / acceptors1 / 3
Heavy atoms6
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IUPAC name2-oxopropanoic acid

Elemental composition

10 atoms across 3 elements, by mass.

ElementAtomsPercent by mass
Oxygen (O)354.50%
Carbon (C)340.92%
Hydrogen (H)44.58%

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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.