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4-Hydroxy-2-Butanone

CAS: 590-90-9 | C4H8O2

2D Structure

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Basic Information

CAS Registry Number: 590-90-9
Molecular Formula: C4H8O2
Molecular Mass: 88.11 g/mol

Names and Synonyms:

4-Hydroxy-2-Butanone
2-Butanone, 4-hydroxy-
4-Hydroxy-2-butanone
4-Butanol-2-one
Methylolacetone
3-Ketobutan-1-ol
3-Oxo-1-butanol
Monomethylolacetone
3-Oxobutanol
3-Ketobutanol
1-Hydroxybutan-3-one
2-Hydroxyethyl methyl ketone
NSC 41219

Identifiers:

SMILES:
CC(=O)CCO
InChI:
InChI=1S/C4H8O2/c1-4(6)2-3-5/h5H,2-3H2,1H3

Key Properties

Boiling Point
109 °C CAS Common Chemistry
Melting Point
121 °C @ Solvent: Benzene, Cyclohexane, Acetone CAS Common Chemistry
Density
1.11 g/cm³ CAS Common Chemistry

Spectral Data

NMR, IR, and Mass spectral data

1H NMR
13C NMR
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10 ppm 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ppm
Shift (ppm) Multiplicity Integration Assignment
200 ppm 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 ppm
Shift (ppm) DEPT Assignment

Note: These NMR spectra are predicted computationally and may differ from experimental data. Predictions are based on chemical environment analysis.

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All Properties

Comprehensive physical and chemical properties

Property Value Source
Molecular Mass 88.11 g/mol CAS Common Chemistry
88.106 g/mol RDKit
88.052429496 g/mol RDKit
Density 1.11 g/cm³ CAS Common Chemistry
1.1089 g/cm3 @ Temp: 24 °C CAS Common Chemistry
Boiling Point 109 °C CAS Common Chemistry
Canonical SMILES O=C(C)CCO CAS Common Chemistry
InChI InChI=1S/C4H8O2/c1-4(6)2-3-5/h5H,2-3H2,1H3 CAS Common Chemistry
InChI Key InChIKey=LVSQXDHWDCMMRJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N CAS Common Chemistry
Melting Point 121 °C @ Solvent: Benzene, Cyclohexane, Acetone CAS Common Chemistry
Name 4-Hydroxy-2-butanone CAS Common Chemistry
Heavy Atom Count 6 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors 2 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Donors 1 RDKit
Rotatable Bonds 2 RDKit
Aromatic Ring Count 0 RDKit
Topological Polar Surface Area 37.3 Ų RDKit
LogP -0.04219999999999996 RDKit
Molar Refractivity 22.383799999999994 RDKit

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