CAS 56-81-5PubChem CID 753
Glycerol
Glycerol is a triol with a structure of propane substituted at positions 1, 2 and 3 by hydroxy groups. It has a role as a geroprotector, an osmolyte, a detergent, a solvent, a mouse metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite, a human metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is an alditol and a triol. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- propane-1,2,3-triol
- Molecular formula
- C3H8O3
- Molecular weight
- 92.09 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 92.047344113 Da
- XLogP3
- -1.8
- Topological polar surface area
- 60.7 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 3
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
glycerinGlycerine1,2,3-PropanetriolGlycyl alcoholTrihydroxypropaneGlyceritolOsmoglyn1,2,3-trihydroxypropane
16 more reported names
GlyrolGlysaninGrocoleneOphthalganGlycerinumVitrosuposDagralaxGlycerin, anhydrousSynthetic glycerinOptimMoonSynthetic glycerineIncorporation factor90 Technical glycerineCitifluor AF 2Glycerolum
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:131416
- ChEBI:CHEBI:166986
- ChEBI:CHEBI:17408
- ChEBI:CHEBI:17754
- ChEBI:CHEBI:178017
- ChEBI:CHEBI:189439
- ChEBI:CHEBI:232593
- ChEBI:CHEBI:232596
- ChEBI:CHEBI:232600
- ChEBI:CHEBI:234261
- ChEBI:CHEBI:76579
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL692
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID9020663
- PubMed:39067042
- PubMed:36690085
- PubMed:36416909
- PubMed:36372912
- PubMed:34409680
- PubMed:34084059
- PubMed:32737941
- PubMed:32081053
- PubMed:31974165
- PubMed:30974099
- PubMed:30545937
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