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| Canonical Smiles | C[C@@H](C=O)O |
|---|---|
| IUPAC Name | (2S)-2-hydroxypropanal |
| InChIKey | BSABBBMNWQWLLU-VKHMYHEASA-N |
| INCHI | 1S/C3H6O2/c1-3(5)2-4/h2-3,5H,1H3/t3-/m0/s1 |
| Molecular Weight | 74.08 |
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| Kingdom | Organic compounds |
|---|---|
| Superclass | Organic oxygen compounds |
| Class | Organooxygen compounds |
| Subclass | Carbonyl compounds |
| Intermediate Tree Nodes | Aldehydes |
| Direct Parent | Alpha-hydroxyaldehydes |
| Alternative Parents | Secondary alcohols Short-chain aldehydes Organic oxides Hydrocarbon derivatives |
| Molecular Framework | Aliphatic acyclic compounds |
| Substituents | Alpha-hydroxyaldehyde - Secondary alcohol - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Short-chain aldehyde - Alcohol - Aliphatic acyclic compound |
| Description | This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as alpha-hydroxyaldehydes. These are organic compounds containing an aldehyde substituted with a hydroxyl group on the adjacent carbon. |
| External Descriptors | lactaldehyde |
| Molecular Weight | 74.080 g/mol |
|---|---|
| XLogP3 | -0.500 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 1 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 2 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 1 |
| Exact Mass | 74.0368 Da |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 74.0368 Da |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 37.300 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 5 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 33.900 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 1 |
| 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 |