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Molecule

4-Hydroxy-3-Hexanone

CAS: 4984-85-4 · C6H12O2

2D Structure

3D Structure

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Basic Information

CAS Registry Number
4984-85-4
Molecular Formula
C6H12O2
Molecular Mass
116.16 g/mol

Identifiers

CAS Registry Number

4984-85-4

SMILES

CCC(=O)C(O)CC

InChI Key

SKCYVGUCBRYGTE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

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

Names and Synonyms

  • 4-Hydroxy-3-Hexanone Systematic Name
  • 3-Hexanone, 4-hydroxy- Synonym
  • 4-Hydroxy-3-hexanone Synonym
  • Propionoin Synonym
  • Propioin Synonym
  • 3-Hydroxy-4-hexanone Synonym
  • Ethyl α-hydroxypropyl ketone Synonym
  • (±)-4-Hydroxy-3-hexanone Synonym
  • NSC 23087 Synonym

All Properties

Comprehensive physical and chemical properties

Property Value Source
Molecular Mass 116.16 g/mol CAS Common Chemistry
116.15999999999998 g/mol RDKit
Density 0.06 g/cm³ CAS Common Chemistry
0.056 g/cm3 @ 31 °C CAS Common Chemistry
Boiling Point 64 °C CAS Common Chemistry
Canonical SMILES O=C(CC)C(O)CC CAS Common Chemistry
InChI InChI=1S/C6H12O2/c1-3-5(7)6(8)4-2/h5,7H,3-4H2,1-2H3 CAS Common Chemistry
InChI Key InChIKey=SKCYVGUCBRYGTE-UHFFFAOYSA-N CAS Common Chemistry
Name 4-Hydroxy-3-hexanone CAS Common Chemistry
Heavy Atom Count 8 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors 2 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Donors 1 RDKit
Rotatable Bonds 3 RDKit
Aromatic Ring Count 0 RDKit
Topological Polar Surface Area 37.3 Ų RDKit
LogP 0.7363999999999999 RDKit
0.7364 RDKit
Molar Refractivity 31.595799999999983 cm³/mol RDKit
Ring Count 0 RDKit
Formal Charge 0 RDKit
Fraction Csp3 0.8333 RDKit
0.83 chempirical lib
Exact Mass 116.083729624 g/mol RDKit

Spectral Data

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10 ppm 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ppm
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