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pentaerythritol

CHEBI:CHEBI_134760

Definition

A tetrol that is neopentane in which one of the methyl hydrogens of all four methyl groups are replaced by hydroxy groups. It is a chemical intermediate used in the production of explosives, plastics, paints, appliances, and cosmetics.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C5H12O4
Molecular Mass
136.147
Charge
0
SMILES
OCC(CO)(CO)CO
InChI
InChI=1S/C5H12O4/c6-1-5(2-7,3-8)4-9/h6-9H,1-4H2
InChIKey
WXZMFSXDPGVJKK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Alternative Names

  • 1,1,1-tris(hydroxymethyl)ethanol
  • 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol
  • 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol
  • Auxinutril
  • Auxitrans
  • Hercules P6
  • Maxinutril
  • Metab-Auxil
  • methane tetramethylol
  • mono pentaerythritol
  • monopentaerythritol
  • Monopentek
  • Penetek
  • pentaerythrite
  • Pentek
  • PETP
  • tetra(hydroxymethyl)methane
  • tetrahydroxymethylmethane
  • tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)methane
  • tetramethylolmethane
  • THME

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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Additional Identifiers

DRON_00010000
33055
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CHEBI:134760

Additional References

Wikipedia:Pentaerythritol

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