Glycerine acetate

Glycerine acetate
	; R = H or CH3C(=O)
Names
	Other names glycerol acetate; glyceryl acetate; 1,2,3-propanetriol acetate
Identifiers
CAS Number	1-monoacetin: 26446-35-5 ; 1,2-diacetin: 25395-31-7 ; triacetin: 102-76-1 ;
3D model (JSmol)	1-monoacetin: Interactive image; 1,2-diacetin: Interactive image; triacetin: Interactive image;
ChemSpider	1-monoacetin: 30918; 1,2-diacetin: 59412; triacetin: 13835706; 2-monacetin: 556638;
ECHA InfoCard	100.014.216
EC Number	1-monoacetin: 247-704-6; 1,2-diacetin: 246-941-2; triacetin: 203-051-9;
PubChem CID	1-monoacetin: 33510; 1,2-diacetin: 66021; triacetin: 5541;
RTECS number	triacetin: AK3675000;
UNII	triacetin: XHX3C3X673 ;
	InChI 1-monoacetin: InChI=1S/C5H10O4/c1-4(7)9-3-5(8)2-6/h5-6,8H,2-3H2,1H3 Key: KMZHZAAOEWVPSE-UHFFFAOYSA-N; 1,2-diacetin: InChI=1S/C7H12O5/c1-5(9)11-4-7(3-8)12-6(2)10/h7-8H,3-4H2,1-2H3 Key: UXDDRFCJKNROTO-UHFFFAOYSA-N; triacetin: InChI=1S/C9H14O6/c1-6(10)13-4-9(15-8(3)12)5-14-7(2)11/h9H,4-5H2,1-3H3 Key: URAYPUMNDPQOKB-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES 1-monoacetin: CC(=O)OCC(CO)O; 1,2-diacetin: CC(=O)OCC(CO)OC(=O)C; triacetin: CC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)C)OC(=O)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	Variable
Molar mass	Variable
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Glycerine acetate is a mixture of esters produced from the esterification of glycerol (1) with acetic acid. This reaction produces five congeners:

DAG and TAG can be used as fuel additives for improving the cold and viscosity properties of biodiesel or the antiknocking properties of gasoline.^[1]

Notes

^ J. A. Melero; R. vanGrieken; G. Morales; M. Paniagua (2007). "Acidic Mesoporous Silica for the Acetylation of Glycerol: Synthesis of Bioadditives to Petrol Fuel". Energy & Fuels. 21 (3): 1782–1791. doi:10.1021/ef060647q.

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