Hydroxyacetone

C3H6O2CAS 116-09-674.08 g/mol

OOH
AlcoholKetone

Properties

Molecular formula
C3H6O2
Molar mass
74.08 g/mol
Exact mass
74.0368 Da
Density
1.059 g/mL (at 25 °C)
Melting point
−17 °C
Boiling point
145.5 °C
logP
-0.43Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
37.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 2
Rotatable bonds
1

Hazards

Warning
Flammable (GHS02)Health Hazard (GHS08)

Aggregated from 327 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P203, P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P280, P303+P361+P353, P318, P370+P378, P403+P235, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
116-09-6
SMILES
CC(=O)CO
InChIKey
XLSMFKSTNGKWQX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C3H6O2/c1-3(5)2-4/h4H,2H2,1H3

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Names and synonyms

16 names · show all
  • 2-Propanone, 1-hydroxy-
  • 2-Propanone, hydroxy-
  • 1-Hydroxy-2-propanone
  • Acetol
  • Acetone alcohol
  • Methanol, acetyl-
  • 1-Hydroxyacetone
  • Hydroxymethyl methyl ketone
  • Acetylcarbinol
  • Hydroxypropanone
  • 2-Oxopropanol
  • α-Hydroxyacetone
  • Acetylmethanol
  • Rongal 5242
  • NSC 102497
  • 1-Hydroxy-2-acetone

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