AcetoneAcetone (2-propanone or dimethyl ketone) is an organic compound with the formula (CH3)2CO. It is the simplest and smallest ketone (R\sC(\dO)\sR'). It is a colorless, highly volatile, and flammable liquid with a characteristic pungent odor. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Acetone, revision 1380260302.

Property

Value

Formula

C3H6O, 58.08 g/mol

Melting point

-94.9 °C

Boiling point

56.08 °C

Density

0.7845 g/cm³

Flash point

-20 °C

log P, measured

-0.24

pKa

19.16

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