3-Hexanone

CAS Registry Number®

589-38-8

CAS Name

3-Hexanone

Molecular Formula

C6H12O

Molecular Mass

100.16

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    123.50 °C

  • Melting Point (2)

    -55.5 °C

  • Density (3)

    0.809 g/cm³ @ Temp: 25 °C; Press: 750 Torr

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H12O/c1-3-5-6(7)4-2/h3-5H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=PFCHFHIRKBAQGU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCC)(CC)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(CC)CCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • 3-Hexanone
  • Ethyl propyl ketone
  • 3-Oxohexane

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