GlycerolGlycerol is a sugar alcohol with chemical formula C3H5(OH)3. It has three carbon atoms with one hydroxyl group on each. Glycerol is a colorless, odorless, sweet-tasting, viscous liquid at Standard Ambient Temperature and Pressure (SATP). Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Glycerol, revision 1375240038.

Property

Value

Formula

C3H8O3, 92.09 g/mol

Melting point

17.8 °C

Boiling point

290 °C

Density

1.261 g/cm³

Flash point

160 °C

log P, measured

-2.32

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