About carbon dioxide
carbon dioxide (CAS 124-38-9) is a chemical compound with the molecular formula CO2 and a molecular weight of 44.01 g/mol. It has an InChIKey of CURLTUGMZLYLDI-UHFFFAOYSA-N.
Properties
- CAS Number
- 124-38-9
- Formula
- CO2
- Molecular Weight
- 44.01 g/mol
- IUPAC Name
- carbon dioxide
- InChI Key
- CURLTUGMZLYLDI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Also Known As
carbon dioxide is also known as carbonic anhydride, carbonic acid gas, Carbonic acid anhydride, methanedione, Carbonica, Kohlendioxyd, among other names.
Description
Carbon dioxide is a one-carbon compound with formula CO2 in which the carbon is attached to each oxygen atom by a double bond. A colourless, odourless gas under normal conditions, it is produced during respiration by all animals, fungi and microorganisms that depend directly or indirectly on living or decaying plants for food. It has a role as a vasodilator agent, an anaesthetic, a solvent, an antagonist, a mouse metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, a member of greenhouse gas, an Escherichia coli metabolite, a human metabolite, a member of food packaging gas, a food propellant and a refrigerant. It is a gas molecular entity, a carbon oxide and a one-carbon compound.
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