5-Methyl-5-hexen-2-one

CAS Registry Number®

3240-09-3

CAS Name

5-Methyl-5-hexen-2-one

Molecular Formula

C7H12O

Molecular Mass

112.17

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    147 °C @ Press: 760 Torr

  • Density (1)

    0.847 g/cm³ @ Temp: 25 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H12O/c1-6(2)4-5-7(3)8/h1,4-5H2,2-3H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=VBCIOOKAKHGVMI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • 5-Hexen-2-one, 5-methyl-
  • 5-Methyl-5-hexen-2-one
  • 5-Methylene-2-hexanone
  • NSC 21640

CAS INSIGHTSTM
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