HydroxyacetoneHydroxyacetone, 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. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Hydroxyacetone, revision 1367976910.

Property

Value

Formula

C3H6O2, 74.08 g/mol

Melting point

-17 °C

Boiling point

145.5 °C

Density

1.059 g/cm³

Flash point

56 °C

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