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Home/Compounds/CAS 78-98-8
Formula C3H4O2MW 72.06Research-use catalog entryCOA/SDS by request

Methylglyoxal

CAS Number: 78-98-8

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InChIKey: AIJULSRZWUXGPQ-UHFFFAOYSA-NC3H4O2 | MW 72.06

Chemical Absolute Identifiers

CAS Number

78-98-8

PubChem CID

880

Molecular Formula

C3H4O2

Molecular Weight

72.06 g/mol

Exact Mass

72.021129

InChIKey

AIJULSRZWUXGPQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

IUPAC Name

2-oxopropanal

SMILES String

CC(=O)C=O

Physical Properties

Appearance

Methylglyoxal is a clear yellow slightly viscous liquid with a pungent odor. Yellowish-green vapors. Faintly acidic to litmus. (NTP, 1992)

Melting Point

25.0 °C

Boiling Point

72.0 °C

Water Solubility

1 mol/L

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Refractive Index

1.399–1.4002

Vapor Pressure

Estimated value, unit not specified

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Catalog Facts

Structural features

Methylglyoxal (CAS 78-98-8) is listed in the Inhibitors and Agonists portfolio, with molecular formula C3H4O2 and molecular weight 72. 06 g/mol.

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Names & Synonyms / External Identifiers

Chemical Name

Methylglyoxal

Names & Synonyms

pyruvaldehydepyruvic aldehydeacetylformaldehydeAcetylformylPropanal, 2-oxo-
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METHYL GLYOXAL2-KetopropionaldehydePropanedionePropanolonePyroracemic aldehyde2-OxopropionaldehydeGlyoxal, methyl1-Ketopropionaldehydealpha-KetopropionaldehydeAcetalformaldehydeFEMA No. 2969acetyl formaldehydeAldehyde, Pyruvic1,2-Propanedione
External Identifiers
EC NUMBER: 201-164-8DSSTOX SUBSTANCE ID: DTXSID0021628CHEMBL ID: CHEMBL170721CHEBI ID: CHEBI:17158UNII: 722KLD7415DRUGBANK ID: DB03587HMDB ID: HMDB0001167KEGG ID: C00546METABOLOMICS WORKBENCH ID: 37635WIKIDATA ID: Q903881
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Literature & Patent References
DOI 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.111749Discovery of novel allosteric site and covalent inhibitors of FBPase with potent hypoglycemic effects.PMID 31589992Discovery of novel allosteric site and covalent inhibitors of FBPase with potent hypoglycemic effects.DOI 10.1016/S0960-894X(00)80588-0Thiol-induced crosslinking of human blood proteins: implications for tumor immunity.

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Methylglyoxal is identified by CAS 78-98-8, with molecular formula C3H4O2, molecular weight 72.06, InChIKey AIJULSRZWUXGPQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N.

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