pentaerythritol
Also known as 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, methane tetramethylol, monopentaerythritol, PE, tetrahydroxymethylolmethane, tetramethylolmethane, neopentanetetrol, tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)methane
Pentaerythritol is an organic compound with the formula . The molecular structure can be described as a neopentane with one hydrogen atom in each methyl group replaced by a hydroxyl (–OH) group. It is therefore a polyol, specifically a tetrol.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C5H12O4
- Molecular weight
- 136.15 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol
- SMILES
- C(C(CO)(CO)CO)O
- InChIKey
- WXZMFSXDPGVJKK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -2.4
- Polar surface area
- 80.9 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 4
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Pentaerythritol is an organic compound with the formula . The molecular structure can be described as a neopentane with one hydrogen atom in each methyl group replaced by a hydroxyl (–OH) group. It is therefore a polyol, specifically a tetrol.
Pentaerythritol is a white solid. It is a building block for the synthesis and production of explosives, plastics, paints, appliances, cosmetics, and many other commercial products.