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Propionic acid

feed grade, 98.7%

Synonym(s):

Acid C3, Propanoic acid, Propanyl acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2COOH
CAS Number:
79-09-4
Molecular Weight:
74.08
FEMA Number:
2924
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
506071
EC Number:
201-176-3
MDL number:
MFCD00002756
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
329830546
Flavis number:
8.003

biological source

synthetic

grade

feed grade

vapor density

2.55 (vs air)

vapor pressure

2.4 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

98.7%

autoignition temp.

955 °F

expl. lim.

12.1 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.386 (lit.)
n20/D 1.386

bp

141 °C (lit.)
141 °C

mp

−24-−23 °C (lit.)

density

0.993 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
0.995 g/mL at 25 °C

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

organoleptic

vinegar

SMILES string

CCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C3H6O2/c1-2-3(4)5/h2H2,1H3,(H,4,5)

InChI key

XBDQKXXYIPTUBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

129.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

54 °C - closed cup

ppe

Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Journal of inorganic biochemistry, 75(1), 55-61 (1999-07-14)
Various divalent rhodium complexes Rh2(L)4 (L = acetate, propionate, butyrate, trifluoroacetate and trifluoroacetamidate) have been found to bind to non-defatted human serum albumin (HSA) at molar ratios about 8:1. The circular dichroism measurements showed that the more liposoluble carboxylates, butyrate
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The American journal of clinical nutrition, 82(3), 559-567 (2005-09-13)
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Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1801(11), 1175-1183 (2010-08-10)
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