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| Preferred IUPAC name Cyclopropanol | |
| Other names Cyclopropyl alcohol, Hydroxycyclopropane | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.217.724 |
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| Properties | |
| C3H6O | |
| Molar mass | 58.080 g·mol−1 |
| Density | 0.917 g/mL[1] |
| Boiling point | 101 to 102 °C (214 to 216 °F; 374 to 375 K)[2] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Cyclopropanol is an organic compound with the chemical formula C3H6O. It contains acyclopropyl group with ahydroxyl group attached to it. The compound is highly unstable due to the three-membered ring, and is susceptible to reactions that open the ring. It is highly prone torearrangement, undergoingstructural isomerization to formpropanal.[3][4] This property is useful synthetically: cyclopropanol can be used as asynthon for the homoenolate of propanal. The chemical is also useful as a reagent to introduce a cyclopropyl group intoester,sulfate, andamine linkages. The resulting cyclopropyl-containing compounds have been used in investigations of potentialantiviral drugs[5] and of modulators ofprotein trafficking.[6]