Wikipedia:  

Glycolaldehyde

Glycolic aldehyde; Hydroxyacetaldehyde; Monomethylolformaldehyde; HYDROXYACETALDEHYDE; Glycolaldehyde; Diose; Acetaldehyde, hydroxy- (9CI); GLYCOALDEHYDE; Methylol formaldehyde; Glycollaldehyde
Molecular Formula
C2 H4 O2
Natural Isotopic Abundance Mass
60.0519600000
Mono-Isotopic Molecular Masses
C12N14:   60.0211293726
C13N14:   62.0278390482
C12N15:   60.0211293726
C13N15:   62.0278390482
Glycolaldehyde image
Glycolaldehyde
InCHi String:
InChI=1S/C2H4O2/c3-1-2-4/h1,4H,2H2

canonical SMILES:
C(C=O)O


IUPAC: IUPAC traditional: IUPAC openeye: IUPAC cas
2-hydroxyacetaldehyde

IUPAC systematic
2-hydroxyethanal



PubChem Substance (SID):   85165065   151997   3564
PubChem Compound (CID):   756
KEGG: Compound ID   C00266
CAS Registry IDs:   141-46-8
PDB Chemical Component   n/a
Miscellaneous Databases and IDs:   ChemIDplus 000141468   EINECS 205-484-9   CCRIS 2613   Beilstein Handbook Reference 4-01-00-03955

Reference data were obtained primarily from the PubChem database.

Three dimensional molecular rendering uses Jmol.