3,4-Hexanedione

CAS Registry Number®

4437-51-8

CAS Name

3,4-Hexanedione

Molecular Formula

C6H10O2

Molecular Mass

114.14

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    58 °C @ Press: 50 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    -10 °C

  • Density (1)

    0.944 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

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

InChIKey

InChIKey=KVFQMAZOBTXCAZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • 3,4-Hexanedione
  • Bipropionyl
  • NSC 23255

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