Dihydroxyacetone

C3H6O3CAS 96-26-490.08 g/mol

OHOOH
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Properties

Molecular formula
C3H6O3
Molar mass
90.08 g/mol
Exact mass
90.0317 Da
Melting point
90 °C
logP
-1.46Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
57.5 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
2 / 3
Rotatable bonds
2

Hazards

Warning
Irritant (GHS07)

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Precautionary statements

P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
96-26-4
SMILES
O=C(CO)CO
InChIKey
RXKJFZQQPQGTFL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h4-5H,1-2H2

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Names and synonyms

14 names · show all
  • 2-Propanone, 1,3-dihydroxy-
  • 1,3-Dihydroxy-2-propanone
  • Chromelin
  • 1,3-Dihydroxyacetone
  • Triulose
  • Dihyxal
  • Otan
  • Oxantin
  • Oxatone
  • Soleal
  • Viticolor
  • α,α′-Dihydroxyacetone
  • Bis(hydroxymethyl) ketone
  • NSC 24343

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Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

Same formula

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