3-Ethyl-2,4-pentanedione

CAS Registry Number®

1540-34-7

CAS Name

3-Ethyl-2,4-pentanedione

Molecular Formula

C7H12O2

Molecular Mass

128.17

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    178.5 °C
  • Melting Point (2)

    132-133 °C
  • Density (3)

    0.953 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H12O2/c1-4-7(5(2)8)6(3)9/h7H,4H2,1-3H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=GUARKOVVHJSMRW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2,4-Pentanedione, 3-ethyl-
  • 3-Ethyl-2,4-pentanedione
  • 3-Ethylacetylacetone
  • 3-Acetyl-2-pentanone
  • γ-Ethylacetylacetone

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