Propargyl alcohol
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IUPAC name
Prop-2-yn-1-ol
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Other names
propynol, 2-propynol, 2-propyn-1-ol, prop-2-yn-1-ol, hydroxymethylacetylene.
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.003.157 |
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Properties | |
C3H4O | |
Molar mass | 56.064 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Colorless to straw-colored liquid[1] |
Odor | geranium-like[1] |
Density | 0.9715 g/cm3 |
Melting point | −51 to −48 °C (−60 to −54 °F; 222 to 225 K) |
Boiling point | 114 to 115 °C (237 to 239 °F; 387 to 388 K) |
miscible[1] | |
Vapor pressure | 12 mmHg (20 °C)[1] |
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Flash point | 36 °C; 97 °F; 309 K (open cup)[1] |
NIOSH (US health exposure limits): | |
PEL (Permissible)
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none[1] |
REL (Recommended)
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TWA 1 ppm (2 mg/m3) [skin][1] |
IDLH (Immediate danger)
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Safety data sheet (SDS) | External SDS |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Propargyl alcohol, or 2-propyn-1-ol, is an organic compound with the formula C3H4O. It is the simplest stable alcohol containing an alkyne functional group.[2] Propargyl alcohol is a colorless viscous liquid that is miscible with water and most polar organic solvents.
Reactions and applications
Propargyl alcohol polymerizes with heating or treatment with base. It is used as a corrosion inhibitor, a metal complex solution, a solvent stabilizer and an electroplating brightener additive. It is also used as an intermediate in organic synthesis. Secondary and tertiary substituted propargylic alcohols undergo catalyzed rearrangement reactions to form α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds via the Meyer–Schuster rearrangement and others. It can be oxidized to propynal[3] or propargylic acid.
Preparation
Propargyl alcohol is produced by the copper-catalysed addition of formaldehyde to acetylene as a by-product of the industrial synthesis of but-2-yne-1,4-diol.[4] It can also be prepared by dehydrochlorination of 3-chloro-2-propen-1-ol by NaOH.[5]
Safety
Propargyl alcohol is a flammable liquid, toxic by inhalation, highly toxic by ingestion, toxic by skin absorption, and corrosive.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0527". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
- ^ Merck Index, 11th Edition, 7819
- ^ J. C. Sauer (1956). "Propionaldehyde". Organic Syntheses. 36: 66; Collected Volumes, vol. 4, p. 813.
- ^ Falbe, Jürgen; Bahrmann, Helmut; Lipps, Wolfgang; Mayer, Dieter. "Alcohols, Aliphatic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a01_279. ISBN 978-3527306732..
- ^ [1] J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1944, 66 (2), pp 285–287