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P50404

1,3-Propanediol

98%

Synonym(s):

1,3-Dihydroxypropane, Trimethylene glycol

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Linear Formula:
HO(CH2)3OH
CAS Number:
504-63-2
Molecular Weight:
76.09
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24898583
EC Number:
207-997-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
969155
MDL number:
MFCD00002949
Assay:
98%

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InChI key

YPFDHNVEDLHUCE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C3H8O2/c4-2-1-3-5/h4-5H,1-3H2

SMILES string

OCCCO[H]

vapor pressure

0.8 mmHg ( 20 °C), 9.8 mmHg ( 100 °C)

assay

98%

Quality Level

200

bp

214 °C/760 mmHg (lit.)

mp

−27 °C (lit.)

density

1.053 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

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Application

1,3-Propanediol can be used as:
  • A solvent as well as stabilizer in the preparation of thin films.
  • A monomer to synthesize various polyesters such as poly(propylene terephthalate) (PPT), poly(propylene isophthalate) (PPI), and poly(propylene naphthalate) by polycondensation reaction with terephthalic, isophthalic, and 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid.
  • A reactant to prepare 7,8-benzoquinoline by IrCl3 catalyzed cyclization reaction with 1-naphthylamine.

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

>210.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

> 99 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves

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Group 4: Flammable liquids + Type 3 petroleums + Hazardous rank III + Water soluble liquid

fsl

P50404-2G: + P50404-10KG: + P50404-100G: + P50404-5L: + P50404-VAR: + P50404-BULK: + P50404-500G:

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WXBD6616V
WXBD5291V
WXBD3310V
WXBD0717V
WXBC9782V

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Journal of Materials Science Letters, 12, 1221-1221 (1993)
Effect of different calcination temperatures and post annealing on the properties of 1, 3 propanediol based Sol-Gel (Na0. 5K0. 5) NbO3 (NKN) thin films
Wiegand S, et al.
Journal of alloys and compounds, 548, 38-45 (2013)
Journal of Applied Polymer Science. Applied Polymer Symposium, 50, 693-693 (1993)
K Miyamoto et al.
Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin, 41(6), 1111-1113 (1993-06-01)
Four vitamin D3 analogues (7a, 7b, 7c and 7d) bearing a hydroxyalkoxy group at the 2 beta-position were synthesized from the alpha-epoxide (5). The C-3 analogue (7b) showed the highest potency for elevating plasma calcium levels in rats. Furthermore, the
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