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C3H5(OH)2

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Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 710 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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C3H5(OH)2 .O•CHO =C3H5OH+See also:CO2+H20 It is a colourless See also:mobile liquid of pungent See also:smell, boiling at 97° C. Being an unsaturated See also:compound it combines readily with the See also:halogens. Oxidation by strong oxidizing agents converts it successively into its aldehyde, acrolein, and into acrylic See also:acid. By See also:gentle oxidation with See also:potassium permanganate it may be converted into See also:glycerin.

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