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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Identification

  • Atoms
    C: 2, H: 4, O: 2
  • CAS
    141-46-8
  • Formula
    C2H4O2
  • ID
    141-46-8
  • InChI
    C2H4O2/c3-1-2-4/h1,4H,2H2
  • InChI Key
    WGCNASOHLSPBMP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    2-oxidanylethanal
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    60.052
  • Phase
    s
  • PubChem ID
    756
  • SMILES
    C(C=O)O
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.347791
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    66.44
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    336.15
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.167
  • Dipole moment
    2.73
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    97
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    113.05

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    -0.402184
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00214384
  • 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
  • Parachor
    2.6548e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00225
  • Prandtl number
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    0.021295
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    114.716
  • Solubility parameter
    2.6788e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    1.14606
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    1.17453
  • Surface tension
    0.0495109
  • Thermal conductivity
  • Thermal diffusivity

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.0522814
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.3327

Environmental Properties

  • Global warming potential
  • Ozone depletion potential