3-Hydroxy-2,4-pentanedione

CAS Registry Number®

600-38-4

CAS Name

3-Hydroxy-2,4-pentanedione

Molecular Formula

C5H8O3

Molecular Mass

116.12

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    62-63 °C @ Press: 8 Torr

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H8O3/c1-3(6)5(8)4(2)7/h5,8H,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=SLKPFOVYRYRNBA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2,4-Pentanedione, 3-hydroxy-
  • 3-Hydroxy-2,4-pentanedione

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