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propynal
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Propiolaldehyde is an organic compound with molecular formula HC2CHO. It is the simplest chemical compound containing both alkyne and aldehyde functional groups. It is a colorless liquid with explosive properties.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C3H2O
- Molecular weight
- 54.05 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- prop-2-ynal
- SMILES
- C#CC=O
- InChIKey
- IJNJLGFTSIAHEA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.2
- Polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 54.011
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- canonical SMILES
- C#CC=O
- chemical formula
- C₃H₂O
- Commons category
- Propynal
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Reactions
- Preparation
- Occurrence in interstellar medium
- Hazards
- See also
- References
Propiolaldehyde is an organic compound with molecular formula HC2CHO. It is the simplest chemical compound containing both alkyne and aldehyde functional groups. It is a colorless liquid with explosive properties.
==Reactions== The compound exhibits reactions expected for an electrophilic alkynyl aldehyde. It is a dienophile and a good Michael acceptor. Grignard reagents add to the carbonyl center. Its explosive properties are attributed to the exothermicity of its polymerization.
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