4-Hydroxy-3-hexanone

CAS Registry Number®

4984-85-4

CAS Name

4-Hydroxy-3-hexanone

Molecular Formula

C6H12O2

Molecular Mass

116.16

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    67-68 °C @ Press: 10 Torr

  • Density (1)

    0.056 g/cm³ @ Temp: 31 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H12O2/c1-3-5(7)6(8)4-2/h5,7H,3-4H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=SKCYVGUCBRYGTE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=C(CC)C(O)CC

Other Names for this Substance

  • 3-Hexanone, 4-hydroxy-
  • 4-Hydroxy-3-hexanone
  • Propionoin
  • Propioin
  • 3-Hydroxy-4-hexanone

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

52217-03-5

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