4-Hydroxy-2-hexanone

CAS Registry Number®

56072-26-5

CAS Name

4-Hydroxy-2-hexanone

Molecular Formula

C6H12O2

Molecular Mass

116.16

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    112-120 °C @ Press: 23 Torr

  • Density (1)

    0.95073 g/cm³ @ Temp: 418 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H12O2/c1-3-6(8)4-5(2)7/h6,8H,3-4H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=ODWYTDVNWFBCLV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=C(C)CC(O)CC

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Hexanone, 4-hydroxy-
  • 4-Hydroxy-2-hexanone

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