CAS Registry Number®
127-17-3
CAS Name
Pyruvic acid
Molecular Formula
C3H4O3
Molecular Mass
88.06
Compound Properties
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Boiling Point (1)
58 °C @ Press: 7 Torr
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Melting Point (2)
13.8 °C
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Density (3)
1.2227 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C
Source(s)
- (1) Henri, Victor; Bulletin de la Societe Chimique de France, (1925), 37, 845-53, CAplus
- (2) PhysProp data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)
- (3) Chelinzev, V.; Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft [Abteilung] B: Abhandlungen, (1929), 62B, 2210-4, CAplus
Other Names and Identifiers
InChI
InChI=1S/C3H4O3/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h1H3,(H,5,6)
InChIKey
InChIKey=LCTONWCANYUPML-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(C(O)=O)(C)=O
Canonical SMILES
O=C(O)C(=O)C
Other Names for this Substance
- Propanoic acid, 2-oxo-
- Pyruvic acid
- 2-Oxopropanoic acid
- Acetylformic acid
- BTS
- α-Ketopropionic acid
- Pyroracemic acid
- 2-Oxopropionic acid
- NSC 179
- MeSH ID: D019289
Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers
1892-67-7
