Phenylacetone

CAS Registry Number®

103-79-7

CAS Name

Phenylacetone

Molecular Formula

C9H10O

Molecular Mass

134.18

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    217-219 °C @ Press: 758 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    -15 °C

  • Density (3)

    0.999024 g/cm³ @ Temp: 25 °C; Press: 750 Torr

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C9H10O/c1-8(10)7-9-5-3-2-4-6-9/h2-6H,7H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=QCCDLTOVEPVEJK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(C)=O)C1=CC=CC=C1

Canonical SMILES

O=C(C)CC=1C=CC=CC1

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Propanone, 1-phenyl-
  • 2-Propanone, phenyl-
  • 1-Phenyl-2-propanone
  • Benzyl methyl ketone
  • Methyl benzyl ketone

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

136675-26-8, 823270-75-3

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