Molecule record

Ethyne

C2H2

26.04 g/mol

2D structure for Ethyne

Molecular properties

Formula
C2H2
Molar mass
26.04 g·mol−1
Exact mass
26.0157 Da
2
0
0
0.00 Ų
0.4 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
74-86-2
PubChem CID
6326

Interactions

Polarity
Often weakly polar or nonpolar unless other structural features dominate.
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

Alkyne

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp0.4PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • 200-816-9
  • 74-86-2
  • ACETYLENE
  • ACETYLENE (1,2-13C2)
  • ACETYLENE (D1)
  • Acetylen
  • Azetylen
  • C2H2
Show all 22 synonyms
  • CH#CH
  • CHEBI:27518
  • DTXCID906379
  • DTXSID6026379
  • Ethenylene
  • Ethin
  • Ethine
  • HC#CH
  • Narcylen
  • OC7TV75O83
  • RefChem:109145
  • Vinylene
  • [CH(CH)]
  • acetylene;ethyne

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
C#C
Isomeric SMILES
C#C
InChI
InChI=1S/C2H2/c1-2/h1-2H
InChIKey
HSFWRNGVRCDJHI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
6326

Spectroscopy

Tabs appear only for spectra stored with clear provenance.

Open library

Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile

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Peak assignments

2120 cm−1C≡C alkyne (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for Ethyne; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for Ethyne; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

Retrieved 8/7/2026. Reuse status is summarized by the badge; open the source for full details.

simulated IR

ChemForge original educational simulation.

Open source record