6-Hydroxy-2-hexanone

CAS Registry Number®

21856-89-3

CAS Name

6-Hydroxy-2-hexanone

Molecular Formula

C6H12O2

Molecular Mass

116.16

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    108-109 °C @ Press: 12 Torr

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H12O2/c1-6(8)4-2-3-5-7/h7H,2-5H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=UALYCKSVHDYQRP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCO)C(C)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(C)CCCCO

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Hexanone, 6-hydroxy-
  • 6-Hydroxy-2-hexanone
  • 6-Hydroxyhexan-2-one
  • 5-Oxohexanol
  • 4-Acetyl-1-butanol

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