Hydroxyacetone information

Hydroxyacetone
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 1-Hydroxypropan-2-one
	Systematic IUPAC name 1-Hydroxyacetone
	Other names 1-Hydroxy-2-propanone; Acetomethyl alcohol; Acetol
Identifiers
CAS Number	116-09-6;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
Beilstein Reference	605368
ChemSpider	21106125;
ECHA InfoCard	100.003.750
EC Number	204-124-8;
PubChem CID	8299;
UNII	7I7YM0835W;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID8051590 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C3H6O2/c1-3(5)2-4/h4H,2H2,1H3 Key: XLSMFKSTNGKWQX-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES CC(=O)CO;
Properties
Chemical formula	C3H6O2
Molar mass	74.079 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colorless liquid
Odor	Sweet
Density	1.059 g/cm3
Melting point	−17 °C (1 °F; 256 K)
Boiling point	145–146 °C (293–295 °F; 418–419 K)
Vapor pressure	7.5 hPa at 20 °C
Refractive index (nD)	1.415
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Hazard statements	H226
Flash point	56 °C (closed cup)
Explosive limits	Upper limit: 14.9%(V); Lower limit: 3%(V)
	Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)	2200 mg/kg (rat, oral)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Hydroxyacetone, also known as acetol, is the organic chemical with the formula CH₃C(O)CH₂OH. It consists of a primary alcohol substituent on acetone. It is an α-hydroxyketone, also called a ketol, and is the simplest hydroxy ketone structure. It is a colorless, distillable liquid.

^ ^a ^b Nodzu, Ryuzaburo (1935). "On the Action of Phosphate Upon Hexoses. I. The Formation of Acetol From Glucose in Acidic Solution of Potassium Phosphate". Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 10 (3): 122–130. doi:10.1246/bcsj.10.122.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sigma-Aldrich Co., Hydroxyacetone. Retrieved on 2 July 2015.
^ Smyth, H. F. Jr; Carpenter, C. P. (January 1948). "Further experience with the range finding test in the industrial toxicology laboratory". The Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. 30 (1): 63–8. PMID 18895731.

[JP-1] Nodzu, Ryuzaburo (1935). "On the Action of Phosphate Upon Hexoses. I. The Formation of Acetol From Glucose in Acidic Solution of Potassium Phosphate". Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 10 (3): 122–130. doi:10.1246/bcsj.10.122.

[SA-2] Sigma-Aldrich Co., Hydroxyacetone. Retrieved on 2 July 2015.

[3] Smyth, H. F. Jr; Carpenter, C. P. (January 1948). "Further experience with the range finding test in the industrial toxicology laboratory". The Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. 30 (1): 63–8. PMID 18895731.

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Names

Preferred IUPAC name 1-Hydroxypropan-2-one
Systematic IUPAC name 1-Hydroxyacetone
Other names 1-Hydroxy-2-propanone Acetomethyl alcohol Acetol
Identifiers
CAS Number	116-09-6
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
Beilstein Reference	605368
ChemSpider	21106125
ECHA InfoCard	100.003.750
EC Number	204-124-8
PubChem CID	8299
UNII	7I7YM0835W
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID8051590
InChI InChI=1S/C3H6O2/c1-3(5)2-4/h4H,2H2,1H3 Key: XLSMFKSTNGKWQX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CC(=O)CO
Properties
Chemical formula	C₃H₆O₂
Molar mass	74.079 g·mol⁻¹
Appearance	Colorless liquid
Odor	Sweet
Density	1.059 g/cm³^[1]
Melting point	−17 °C (1 °F; 256 K)
Boiling point	145–146 °C (293–295 °F; 418–419 K)
Vapor pressure	7.5 hPa at 20 °C^[2]
Refractive index (n_D)	1.415^[1]
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Hazard statements	H226^[2]
Flash point	56 °C (closed cup)^[2]
Explosive limits	Upper limit: 14.9%(V) Lower limit: 3%(V)^[2]
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD₅₀ (median dose)	2200 mg/kg (rat, oral)^[3]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references