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Propan-1-ol

71-23-8C3H8O60.096 g/mol

The parent member of the class of propan-1-ols that is propane in which a hydrogen of one of the methyl groups is replaced by a hydroxy group. — ChEBI

Safety references

Safety documents & references

2 indexed references
US · NIOSH

Occupational chemical safety guide

n-Propyl alcohol

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JP · NITE

Government GHS classification

21B3052 · FY2009

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number71-23-8ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaC3H8OChEBI ↗
Molar mass60.096 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass60.05751 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:28831ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

PubChem
Molar mass60.10 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass60.057514874 DaPubChem ↗
Computed XLogP0.3PubChem ↗
Topological polar surface area (Ų)20.2PubChem ↗
H-bond donors1PubChem ↗
H-bond acceptors1PubChem ↗
Rotatable bonds1PubChem ↗

PubChem computed values are shown separately from the ChEBI record. An exact InChIKey match was used to connect the records. Molecular descriptors do not describe a supplied product’s purity, particle size or performance.

Names & structural identifiers

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propan-1-ol
propan-1-ol
BDERNNFJNOPAEC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CCCO
InChI=1S/C3H8O/c1-2-3-4/h4H,2-3H2,1H3

Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

Roles recorded in ChEBI

metaboliteprotic solvent

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Safety classification · Japan

NITE / Japanese government
Japan · FY2009 source classification
n-Propyl alcohol · 21B3052
EndpointReported classification
Flammable liquidsCategory 2
Serious eye damage/eye irritationCategory 1
Reproductive toxicityCategory 2
Specific target organ toxicity - Single exposureCategory 3 (Narcotic effects, Respiratory tract irritation)

Selected source-reported endpoints. Other endpoints, rationales and conditions remain in the original classification. Missing or unlisted information does not mean non-hazardous. This is not a global classification or transport decision.

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

Calculated from sourced mass
Equivalent amount
0.01664 mol

Uses 60.096 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.

Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
C
Carbon · 3 atoms
59.96%
O
Oxygen · 1 atom
26.62%
H
Hydrogen · 8 atoms
13.42%

Calculated theoretical mass fractions from the reported formula and PubChem periodic-table atomic masses. These are not assay or purity results.

Research & patent references

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Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:28831

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

NCBI PubChem · CID 1031 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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