
2,3-Pentanedione
Pentane-2,3-dione is an alpha-diketone that is pentane substituted at the 2- and 3-positions by oxo groups. It has a role as a flavouring agent. It is a methyl ketone and an alpha-diketone. It derives from a hydride of a pentane. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- pentane-2,3-dione
- Molecular formula
- C5H8O2
- Molecular weight
- 100.12 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 100.052429494 Da
- XLogP3
- 0.1
- 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:52774
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL192809
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID6051435
- PubMed:30926317
- PubMed:30710127
- PubMed:27984136
- PubMed:25710175
- PubMed:23295224
- PubMed:23038161
- PubMed:22972780
- PubMed:22894831
- PubMed:22887755
- PubMed:22539957
- PubMed:22515832
- PubMed:22389855
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