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glycolaldehyde

chemical compound

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A skeletal formula: each corner and end of a line is a carbon atom, and the hydrogens bonded to carbon are left unwritten.
Formula
C2H4O2
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Molar mass The mass of a mole of it, from the elements' atomic weights
60.052 g/mol
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Made of Atoms in one formula unit, and each element's share of the mass
8 atoms in all
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Other names
2-hydroxyacetaldehyde, 2-hydroxyethanal, GLYCOALDEHYDE, Glycolic aldehyde, Methylol formaldehyde, Monomethylolformaldehyde and glycollaldehyde
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Same formula Other compounds made of the same atoms
acetic acid, methyl formate, 1,3-dioxetane, 1,2-dioxetane, 1,1-dihydroxyethene, methyldioxirane, oxiranol
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CAS Registry Number
141-46-8
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PubChem
CID 756
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InChIKey
WGCNASOHLSPBMP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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SMILES
C(C=O)O
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Wikidata item
Q899877
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