4-Hydroxy-3,3-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-butanone

CAS Registry Number®

4852-67-9

CAS Name

4-Hydroxy-3,3-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-butanone

Molecular Formula

C6H12O4

Molecular Mass

148.16

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    67-68 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H12O4/c1-5(10)6(2-7,3-8)4-9/h7-9H,2-4H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=YXCDZXGJZDGMEP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(C)=O)(CO)(CO)CO

Canonical SMILES

O=C(C)C(CO)(CO)CO

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Butanone, 4-hydroxy-3,3-bis(hydroxymethyl)-
  • 4-Hydroxy-3,3-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-butanone

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

30918-71-9

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