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Glycerol, also known as Glycerin, is a sugar alcohol. It is a viscous liquid that is odorless, colorless, and hygroscopic in nature. It is highly soluble in water and can also react with aldehydes, ketones, acetic acid, methyl, and ethyl acetates forming acetals, cetals, and glycerine acetates. It finds numerous applications in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic sectors.
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Glycerol is used as a starting material or reactant in chemical synthesis.
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| Kingdom | Organic compounds |
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| Superclass | Organic oxygen compounds |
| Klasse | Organooxygen compounds |
| Subclass | Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates |
| Intermediate Tree Nodes | Not available |
| Direct Parent | Sugar alcohols |
| Alternative Parents | Secondary alcohols Polyols Primary alcohols Hydrocarbon derivatives |
| Molecular Framework | Aliphatic acyclic compounds |
| Substituents | Sugar alcohol - Secondary alcohol - Polyol - Hydrocarbon derivative - Primary alcohol - Alcohol - Aliphatic acyclic compound |
| Beschreibung | This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as sugar alcohols. These are hydrogenated forms of carbohydrate in which the carbonyl group (aldehyde or ketone, reducing sugar) has been reduced to a primary or secondary hydroxyl group. |
| External Descriptors | a sugar alcohol |
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| Certificate of Analysis | Mar 19, 2026 | G116206 | |
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| Certificate of Analysis | Dec 18, 2021 | G116206 | |
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| Löslichkeit | Soluble in water (>500 g/l) at 20 °C, methanol, ethanol, and DMSO. Insoluble in benzene, ether, chloroform, and fixed and volatile oils. Absorbs water from the air. Also absorbs hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen cyanide and sulfur dioxide |
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| Empfindlichkeit | Hygroscopic. |
| Brechungsindex | 1.4746 |
| Flammpunkt (°F) | 320°F |
| Flammpunkt (°C) | 176℃ |
| Siedepunkt (°C) | 290°C |
| Schmelzpunkt (°C) | 17.8°C |
| Molekulargewicht | 92.090 g/mol |
| XLogP3 | -1.800 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 3 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 3 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 2 |
| Exact Mass | 92.0473 Da |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 92.0473 Da |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 60.700 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 6 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 25.200 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| The total count of all stereochemical bonds | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
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