Product Name: Glycidol
Synonyms: GLYCEROLGLYCIDE;(+/-)-GLYCIDOL;GLYCIDOL;GLYCEROGLYCIDE;3-HYDROXY-1,2-EPOXYPROPANE;3-HYDROXYPROPYLENE OXIDE;2,3-EPOXY-1-PROPANOL;2,3-EPOXYPROPAN-1-OL
CAS: 556-52-5
MF: C3H6O2
MW: 74.08
EINECS: 209-128-3
Product Categories: Heterocycles;Intermediates & Fine Chemicals;Pharmaceuticals;556-52-5
Glycidol is a chiral molecule with epoxide and primary alcohol functional groups. It is racemic mixture and exists in the dextrorotatory and the levorotatory enantiomeric forms. Several synthetic methods are available for preparation of glycidol. However, it is commercially prepared from the epoxidation of allyl alcohol with hydrogen peroxide and a catalyst (tungsten or vanadium), or from the reaction of epichlorohydrin with caustic. Glycidol has been used in the industrial synthesis of pharmaceutical products since the 1970s. However, its use for research purposes has been reported since 1956. Available information indicates that glycidol is manufactured by several companies in Japan, Germany, and the United States.
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