propane-1,2-diol

Term ID

CHEBI:16997

Synonyms

• 1,2-dihydroxypropane
• 1,2-Propanediol
• 1,2-Propylenglykol
• 2-hydroxypropanol
• alpha-propyleneglycol
• CH3CH(OH)CH2OH
• HOCH2CH(OH)CH3
• HOCH2CH(OH)Me
• isopropylene glycol
• MeCH(OH)CH2OH
• methyl glycol
• methylethyl glycol
• methylethylene glycol
• monopropylene glycol
• PPD
• propane-1,2-diol
• Propylene glycol

Definition

The simplest member of the class of propane-1,2-diols, consisting of propane in which a hydrogen at position 1 and a hydrogen at position 2 are substituted by hydroxy groups. A colourless, viscous, hygroscopic, low-melting (-59degreeC) and high-boiling (188degreeC) liquid with low toxicity, it is used as a solvent, emulsifying agent, and antifreeze.

References

• CAS:57-55-6
• DrugBank:DB01839
• Drug_Central:4024
• HMDB:HMDB0001881
• KEGG:C00583
• KEGG:D00078
• KNApSAcK:C00007410
• LINCS:LSM-36856
• PMID:15665701
• PMID:16078503
• PMID:18346395
• PMID:18845115
• PMID:21616561
• PPDB:1304
• Reaxys:1340498
• VSDB:1304
• Wikipedia:Propylene_glycol

Ontology

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Resources

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