The IUPAC name of Lactaldehyde is 2-hydroxypropanal. With the CAS registry number 598-35-6, it is also named as Propanal, 2-hydroxy-. In addition, its molecular formula is C₃H₆O₂ and molecular weight is 74.07854.

The other characteristics of this product can be summarized as: (1)ACD/LogP: -0.61; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 0; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): -0.6; (4)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): -0.6; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 1; (6)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 1; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 11.17; (8)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 11.17; (9)#H bond acceptors: 2; (10)#H bond donors: 1; (11)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 2; (12)Polar Surface Area: 26.3 Å²; (13)Index of Refraction: 1.396; (14)Molar Refractivity: 17.62 cm³; (15)Molar Volume: 73.2 cm³; (16)Polarizability: 6.98x10^-24cm³; (17)Surface Tension: 32.1 dyne/cm; (18)Density: 1.011 g/cm³; (19)Flash Point: 36.8 °C; (20)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 41.95 kJ/mol; (21)Boiling Point: 121.9 °C at 760 mmHg; (22)Vapour Pressure: 6.82 mmHg at 25 °C.

Preparation of Lactaldehyde: this chemical can be prepared by trifluoro-acetic acid 1-phenylsulfanyl-2-trifluoroacetoxy-propyl ester.



This reaction needs Et₃N, CH₂Cl₂ and methanol at temperature of 0 °C for 5 min. The yield is 85 %.

Uses of Lactaldehyde: it can react with phosphoric acid mono-(3-hydroxy-2-oxo-propyl) ester to get L-fuculose 1-phosphate.



This reaction needs L-fuculose 1-phosphate aldolase. The yield is 85 %.

People can use the following data to convert to the molecule structure.
(1)Canonical SMILES: CC(C=O)O
(2)InChI: InChI=1S/C3H6O2/c1-3(5)2-4/h2-3,5H,1H3
(3)InChIKey: BSABBBMNWQWLLU-UHFFFAOYSA-N