
Acetone
Acetone is a methyl ketone that consists of propane bearing an oxo group at C2. It has a role as a polar aprotic solvent, a human metabolite and an EC 3.5.1.4 (amidase) inhibitor. It is a volatile organic compound, a member of propanones, a methyl ketone and a ketone body. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- propan-2-one
- Molecular formula
- C3H6O
- Molecular weight
- 58.08 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 58.041864811 Da
- XLogP3
- -0.1
- Topological polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 1
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:15347
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL14253
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID8021482
- PubMed:33358762
- PubMed:33064461
- PubMed:28003437
- PubMed:26275123
- PubMed:23125869
- PubMed:23125765
- PubMed:23125581
- PubMed:23124447
- PubMed:23118725
- PubMed:23118724
- PubMed:23116037
- PubMed:23104821
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