3-Methyl-2-hexanone

CAS Registry Number®

2550-21-2

CAS Name

3-Methyl-2-hexanone

Molecular Formula

C7H14O

Molecular Mass

114.19

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    54-55 °C @ Press: 14 Torr

  • Density (2)

    0.828 g/cm³ @ Temp: 25 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H14O/c1-4-5-6(2)7(3)8/h6H,4-5H2,1-3H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=GYWYASONLSQZBB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCC)(C(C)=O)C

Canonical SMILES

O=C(C)C(C)CCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Hexanone, 3-methyl-
  • 3-Methyl-2-hexanone

CAS INSIGHTSTM
Cell Membrane Phospholipid Structure,Phospholipid bilayer of the cell membrane, Lipid bilayer