2-Hexanone

CAS Registry Number®

591-78-6
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CAS Name

2-Hexanone

Molecular Formula

C6H12O

Molecular Mass

100.16

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    127.6 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    -55.5 °C

  • Density (1)

    0.8113 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H12O/c1-3-4-5-6(2)7/h3-5H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=QQZOPKMRPOGIEB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(C)=O)CCC

Canonical SMILES

O=C(C)CCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Hexanone
  • n-Butyl methyl ketone
  • Methyl butyl ketone
  • Butyl methyl ketone
  • 2-Oxohexane

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