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3-Hydroxypropionic acid solution

30% in water

Synonym(s):

3-Hydroxypropanoic acid solution, 3-Hydroxypropanoic acid, Hydracrylic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C3H6O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
90.08
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

product name

3-Hydroxypropionic acid, 30%solution in water,

form

liquid

Quality Level

concentration

30% in water

refractive index

n/D 1.364

density

1.066 g/mL at 25 °C

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

OC(CCO)=O

InChI

1S/C3H6O3/c4-2-1-3(5)6/h4H,1-2H2,(H,5,6)

InChI key

ALRHLSYJTWAHJZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

3-hydroxypropionic acid, a key building block, containing a carboxyl and a β-hydroxyl group is commonly used as a precursor for several compounds, such as acrylic acid, 1,3-propanediol, methyl acrylate, acrylamide, ethyl 3-HP, malonic acid, propiolactone and acrylonitrile through chemical modification reactions.

Application

  • Chemical synthesis: used as a precursor for several higher value-added chemical products (Garg et al., 2023).

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Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Biological production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid: an update on the current status
Matsakas L,?et al.
Fermentation, 4, 13-13 (2018)

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