| SpectraBase Spectrum ID |
CPo0gry34D3 |
| Name |
PROPIONIC ACID |
| Source of Sample |
Dupont Company, Wilmington, Delaware |
| Boiling Point |
140.83C |
| CAS Registry Number |
79-09-4 |
| Comments |
IRRITANT.
IMPORTANT INDUSTRIALLY IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CELLULOSE PROPIONATE.
MISCIBLE WITH WATER.
LIQUID WITH ACRID ODOR.
CAUSES BURNS.
GOOD ESTERIFYING AGENT TO PREPARE PROPIONATES USED AS PRESERVATIVES, MOLD INHIBITORS, FRUIT FLAVORS AND PERFUMES.
NIOSH= UE59500 |
| Copyright |
Copyright © 1980, 1981-2024 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
| Density |
20C=0.9934; 25C=0.9880 G/ML |
| Dielectric Constant |
3.435 (40C) |
| Flash Point |
136F (OC) |
| Formula |
C3H6O2 |
| InChI |
InChI=1S/C3H6O2/c1-2-3(4)5/h2H2,1H3,(H,4,5) |
| InChIKey |
XBDQKXXYIPTUBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Melting Point |
-20.8C |
| Molecular Weight |
74.08 |
| Optical Properties |
Index of Refraction= 20C=1.3865; 25C=1.3843 |
| Synonyms |
ETHANECARBOXYLIC ACID
ETHYLFORMIC ACID
METHYLACETIC ACID
PROPANOIC ACID
CARBOXYETHANE |
| Technique |
NEAT |
| Vapor Pressure |
5 (28.0C) TORR |
| Web Link |
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0529.html |
