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G5809

Sigma-Aldrich

Glycidol

96%

Synonym(s):

(±)-Glycidol, (±)-Oxirane-2-methanol, 2,3-Epoxy-1-propanol, Glycerolglycide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C3H6O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
74.08
Beilstein:
383562
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

2.15 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

0.9 mmHg ( 25 °C)

Assay

96%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

780 °F

impurities

≤2% diglycidyl ether

refractive index

n20/D 1.433 (lit.)

bp

61-62 °C/15 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.117 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

OCC1CO1

InChI

1S/C3H6O2/c4-1-3-2-5-3/h3-4H,1-2H2

InChI key

CTKINSOISVBQLD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Glycidol has been used in the synthesis of hyperbranched polyglycerol (hPG) via ring opening reaction. These hPGs are being considered as alternatives to PEGs for developing antifouling surfaces due to their thermal and oxidative stability. It can also be used in the synthesis of ethoxy ethyl glycidyl ether. Glycidol may also be used in the preparation of chelating polymers for borate removal.

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 1B - Eye Irrit. 2 - Muta. 2 - Repr. 1B - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

161.6 °F

Flash Point(C)

72 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Polyglycidol-block-poly (ethylene oxide)-block-polyglycidol: synthesis and swelling properties.
Dworak A
Reactive functional Polymers, 42(1), 31-36 (1999)
Removal of trace boron from aqueous solution using iminobis-(propylene glycol) modified chitosan beads.
Gazi M
Reactive functional Polymers, 72(10), 680-686 (2012)
Jenny Aasa et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 128, 54-60 (2019-03-28)
Here we evaluate a multiplicative (relative) risk model for improved cancer risk estimation of genotoxic compounds. According to this model, cancer risk is proportional to the background tumor incidence and to the internal dose of the genotoxic compound. Furthermore, the
Development of Antifouling Hyperbranched Polyglycerol Layers on Hydroxyl Poly-p-xylylene Coatings.
Chen P
Langmuir, 33(51), 14657-14662 (2017)
Mathieu Dubois et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 59(23), 12291-12301 (2011-10-25)
A method based on a gel permeation chromatography (GPC) extraction procedure combined with an additional cleanup by solid-phase extraction (SPE) on silica gel and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) detection has been validated for the analysis of seven glycidyl esters (GEs)

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