2,4-Hexanedione

CAS Registry Number®

3002-24-2

CAS Name

2,4-Hexanedione

Molecular Formula

C6H10O2

Molecular Mass

114.14

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    161 °C

  • Melting Point (2)

    197-198 °C

  • Density (3)

    0.949 g/cm³ @ Temp: 29.5 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H10O2/c1-3-6(8)4-5(2)7/h3-4H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=NDOGLIPWGGRQCO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2,4-Hexanedione
  • Propionylacetone
  • NSC 88937

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