Properties of glycolaldehyde
Thermophysical properties for glycolaldehyde (CAS: 141-46-8). Use the selector below to view properties in different unit systems.
Calculation Conditions
The following state-dependent properties were calculated at these standard conditions.
Temperature
25 °C
Pressure
1.01325 bar
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Open CalculatorIdentification
- AtomsC: 2, H: 4, O: 2
- CAS141-46-8
- FormulaC2H4O2
- ID141-46-8
- InChIC2H4O2/c3-1-2-4/h1,4H,2H2
- InChI KeyWGCNASOHLSPBMP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- IUPAC Name2-oxidanylethanal
- Molecular Weight (kg)60.052
- Phases
- PubChem ID756
- SMILESC(C=O)O
- Synonyms
Physical Properties
- Acentric factor0.347791
- Critical pressure (bar)66.44
- Critical temperature (°C)336.15
- Critical volume (m³/kmol)0.167
- Dipole moment2.73
- Melting temperature (°C)97
- Normal boiling temperature (°C)113.05
State-dependent Properties
- API gravity-0.402184
- Compressibility factor0.00214384
- Density (kg/m³)1144.94
- Dynamic viscosity (cP)0
- Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)712.27
- Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)4.2773e+4
- Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)0
- Joule–Thomson coefficient
- Kinematic viscosity
- Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)0
- Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))0
- Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))70.5328
- Molar volume (m³/kmol)0.05245
- Parachor2.6548e-5
- Poynting correction factor1.00225
- Prandtl number
- Saturation pressure (bar)0.021295
- Saturation temperature (°C)114.716
- Solubility parameter2.6788e+4
- Specific enthalpy (kJ)0
- Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)0
- Specific gravity1.14606
- Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)1.17453
- Surface tension0.0495109
- Thermal conductivity
- Thermal diffusivity
Safety Properties
- Autoignition temperature (°C)-273.15
- Flash point temperature (°C)-273.15
- Lower flammability limit0.0522814
- Upper flammability limit0.3327
Environmental Properties
- Global warming potential
- Ozone depletion potential