Molecular properties
- Formula
- C2H6O
- Molar mass
- 46.07 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 46.0419 Da
- 0
- 1
- 1
- 20.20 Ų
- -0.1 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
- CAS
- 64-17-5
- PubChem CID
- 702
Molecule record
ethanol
C2H6O
46.07 g/mol
Interactions
- Polarity
- Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
- Acid-base behavior
- Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
- Intermolecular forces
- Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.
Functional groups
Alcohol
Alkane / alkyl carbon
Physical properties
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling point | 78.37 deg C | 1 atm | PubChem(link only) |
| Density | 0.789 g/mL | 20 deg C | PubChem(link only) |
| Logp | -0.1 | PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor | PubChem(link only) |
| Flash point | 13 deg C | closed cup | PubChem(link only) |
Common names and synonyms
- 1-Hydroxyethane
- 64-17-5
- Absolute ethanol
- Aethanol
- Aethylalkohol
- Alcool ethylique
- Algrain
- Alkohol
Show all 23 synonyms
- Anhydrol
- Dehydrated ethanol
- Denatured ethanol
- EtOH
- Ethanol 200 proof
- Ethyl hydrate
- Ethyl hydroxide
- Hydroxyethane
- Jaysol S
- Methylcarbinol
- Potato alcohol
- Tecsol
- alcohol
- ethyl alcohol
- grain alcohol
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- CCO
- Isomeric SMILES
- CCO
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C2H6O/c1-2-3/h3H,2H2,1H3
- InChIKey
- LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 702
Spectroscopy
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Simulated FTIR trace
Predicted FTIR / %T
4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile
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Peak assignments
3350 cm−1broad O-H (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)
Simulated NMR
On-demand educational prediction for ethanol; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for ethanol; not experimental data.
Related molecules
Sources
Molecule identity
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simulated IR
ChemForge original educational simulation.