Vinyl alcohol

Vinyl alcohol
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Ethenol
	Other names Hydroxyethene; Hydroxyethylene; Ethylenol
Identifiers
CAS Number	557-75-5 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL76101 ;
ChemSpider	10726 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.350
PubChem CID	11199;
UNII	GO1N1ZPR3B ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID8051467 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C2H4O/c1-2-3/h2-3H,1H2 Key: IMROMDMJAWUWLK-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1S/C2H4O/c1-2-3/h2-3H,1H2; InChI=1S/C2H4O/c1-2-3/h2-3H,1H2 Key: IMROMDMJAWUWLK-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES OC=C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C2H4O
Molar mass	44.053 g/mol
Related compounds
Related compounds	Allyl alcohol
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Vinyl alcohol, also called ethenol (IUPAC name; not ethanol) or ethylenol, is the simplest enol. With the formula C H₂CHOH, it is a labile compound that converts to acetaldehyde immediately upon isolation near room temperature. It is not a practical precursor to any compound.