5-Hydroxy-2-hexanone

CAS Registry Number®

56745-61-0

CAS Name

5-Hydroxy-2-hexanone

Molecular Formula

C6H12O2

Molecular Mass

116.16

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    79-82 °C @ Press: 16 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    33-34 °C

  • Density (1)

    0.9626 g/cm³ @ Temp: 25 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

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

InChIKey

InChIKey=ZSDLLTJVENEIDW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=C(C)CCC(O)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Hexanone, 5-hydroxy-
  • 5-Hydroxy-2-hexanone

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

114818-69-8

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