Skip to Content
Merck
All Photos(1)

Key Documents

View All Documentation

540242

Sigma-Aldrich

(R)-(−)-1,2-Propanediol

96%

Synonym(s):

(R)-(−)-Propylene glycerol, (R)-(−)-Propylene glycol

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing
All Photos(1)

About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3CH(OH)CH2OH
CAS Number:
4254-14-2
Molecular Weight:
76.09
Beilstein:
1718872
MDL number:
MFCD00066248
UNSPSC Code:
12352001
PubChem Substance ID:
24878449
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

100

Assay

96%

optical activity

[α]20/D −16.5°, neat

optical purity

ee: 98% (GLC)

refractive index

n20/D 1.434 (lit.)

bp

186-188 °C/765 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.04 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

C[C@@H](O)CO

InChI

1S/C3H8O2/c1-3(5)2-4/h3-5H,2H2,1H3/t3-/m1/s1

InChI key

DNIAPMSPPWPWGF-GSVOUGTGSA-N

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

Other Notes

(R)-(-)-1,2-Propanediol undergoes metabolization in the bovine rumen fluid by the rumen microbiota with the emission of sulfur-containing gases.

Legal Information

Manufactured under license by Sterling Pharma Solutions Limited, using Jacobsen HKR technology.

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

217.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

103 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Search for Certificates of Analysis (COA) by entering the products Lot/Batch Number. Lot and Batch Numbers can be found on a product’s label following the words ‘Lot’ or ‘Batch’.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Yang Zhao et al.
Nature communications, 8, 14180-14180 (2017-01-26)
Many naturally occurring biomolecules, such as amino acids, sugars and nucleotides, are inherently chiral. Enantiomers, a pair of chiral isomers with opposite handedness, often exhibit similar physical and chemical properties due to their identical functional groups and composition, yet show
Ruminal fermentation of propylene glycol and glycerol.
Trabue S, et al.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 55(17), 7043-7051 (2007)
Kenneth B Sloan et al.
Journal of cosmetic science, 64(3), 181-192 (2013-06-12)
It would be useful to develop a surrogate for animal skin, which could be use to predict flux through human skin. The fluxes (and physicochemical properties) of sunscreens and other compounds from propylene glycol (PG):water (AQ), 30:70, through human skin
A A Melo et al.
The Journal of laryngology and otology, 127(4), 359-363 (2013-02-15)
To determine whether the administration of mitomycin C prevents propylene glycol exposure from inducing middle-ear cholesteatoma and otitis media, in a rat model. Twenty-four Wistar rats underwent intratympanic injections on days 1, 8 and 15, via the tympanic membrane pars
H Fromme et al.
Chemosphere, 90(11), 2714-2721 (2013-01-08)
Glycol ethers are a class of semi-volatile substances used as solvents in a variety of consumer products like cleaning agents, paints, cosmetics as well as chemical intermediates. We determined 11 metabolites of ethylene and propylene glycol ethers in 44 urine
View All Related Papers

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service