
Butanedione
Diacetyl appears as a clear colorless liquid with a strong chlorine-like odor. Flash point 80 °F. Less dense than water. Vapors heavier than air. — CAMEO Chemicals
- IUPAC name
- butane-2,3-dione
- Molecular formula
- C4H6O2
- Molecular weight
- 86.09 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 86.036779430 Da
- XLogP3
- -1.3
- Topological polar surface area
- 34.1 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:16583
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL365809
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID6021583
- PubMed:37399938
- PubMed:34031698
- PubMed:32112875
- PubMed:31381966
- PubMed:30926317
- PubMed:30851105
- PubMed:30710127
- PubMed:29233007
- PubMed:28595002
- PubMed:27984136
- PubMed:27851905
- PubMed:27326900
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