Chloroacetone

CAS Registry Number®

78-95-5
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CAS Name

Chloroacetone

Molecular Formula

C3H5ClO

Molecular Mass

92.52

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    119.7 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    -44.5 °C

  • Density (1)

    1.123 g/cm³ @ Temp: 25 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C3H5ClO/c1-3(5)2-4/h2H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=BULLHNJGPPOUOX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCl)(C)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(C)CCl

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Propanone, 1-chloro-
  • 2-Propanone, chloro-
  • 1-Chloro-2-propanone
  • Acetonyl chloride
  • Chloroacetone

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