Hydroxyacetaldehyde

[1. the simplest (2-carbon) sugar; the aerobic deamination product of ethanolamine.

Molecular Formula: C₂H₄O₂

InChI: InChI=1/C2H4O2/c3-1-2-4/h1,4H,2H2

InChIKey: InChIKey=WGCNASOHLSPBMP-UHFFFAOYAH
SMILES: [H]C(=O)CO

Names:
    Acetaldehyde, hydroxy-
    glycolaldehyde
    Glycolaldehyde
    glycolaldehyde
    Glycolaldehyde
    glycolaldehyde
    Hydroxyacetaldehyde
    2-hydroxyacetaldehyde

Registries:
    PubChem CID 756
    ChEBI 17071
    Kegg C00266
    PubChem ID 10324333
    PubChem ID 3564