6-Hydroxy-6-methyl-2-heptanone

CAS Registry Number®

5077-57-6

CAS Name

6-Hydroxy-6-methyl-2-heptanone

Molecular Formula

C8H16O2

Molecular Mass

144.21

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    95-100 °C @ Press: 5 Torr

  • Density (2)

    0.9428 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H16O2/c1-7(9)5-4-6-8(2,3)10/h10H,4-6H2,1-3H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=BDKJAPPUGXLAHC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=C(C)CCCC(O)(C)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Heptanone, 6-hydroxy-6-methyl-
  • 6-Hydroxy-6-methyl-2-heptanone
  • 2-Methyl-6-oxoheptan-2-ol
  • 2-Hydroxy-2-methyl-6-heptanone

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