5-Hydroxy-2-pentanone

CAS Registry Number®

1071-73-4

CAS Name

5-Hydroxy-2-pentanone

Molecular Formula

C5H10O2

Molecular Mass

102.13

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    100-102 °C @ Press: 11-12 Torr

  • Density (2)

    0.9948 g/cm³ @ Temp: 25 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H10O2/c1-5(7)3-2-4-6/h6H,2-4H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=JSHPTIGHEWEXRW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(C)=O)CCO

Canonical SMILES

O=C(C)CCCO

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Pentanone, 5-hydroxy-
  • 5-Hydroxy-2-pentanone
  • γ-Acetopropanol
  • 3-Acetyl-1-propanol
  • γ-Acetylpropyl alcohol

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