Cyclopropanol

Cyclopropanol
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Cyclopropanol
	Other names Cyclopropyl alcohol, Hydroxycyclopropane
Identifiers
CAS Number	16545-68-9 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	109961 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.217.724
PubChem CID	123361;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID40167949 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C3H6O/c4-3-1-2-3/h3-4H,1-2H2 Key: YOXHCYXIAVIFCZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES OC1CC1;
Properties
Chemical formula	C3H6O
Molar mass	58.080 g·mol−1
Density	0.917 g/mL
Boiling point	101 to 102 °C (214 to 216 °F; 374 to 375 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Cyclopropanol is an organic compound with the chemical formula C₃H₆O. It contains a cyclopropyl group with a hydroxyl 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 to rearrangement, undergoing structural isomerization to form propanal. This property is useful synthetically: cyclopropanol can be used as a synthon for the homoenolate of propanal. The chemical is also useful as a reagent to introduce a cyclopropyl group into ester, sulfate, and amine linkages. The resulting cyclopropyl-containing compounds have been used in investigations of potential antiviral drugs and of modulators of protein trafficking.

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