METHYL PROPYL DIKETONE
Hexane-2,3-dione
METHYL PROPYL DIKETONE is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
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Chemical identity and properties

2,3-Hexanedione
2,3-hexanedione is a yellow liquid. Sharp penetrating odor in high concentrations. Sweet, aromatic odor when diluted. (NTP, 1992) — CAMEO Chemicals
- IUPAC name
- hexane-2,3-dione
- Molecular formula
- C6H10O2
- Molecular weight
- 114.14 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 114.068079557 Da
- XLogP3
- 0.4
- 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:87583
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL3187497
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID2047066
- PubMed:30926317
- PubMed:30849340
- PubMed:25541467
- PubMed:23295225
- PubMed:23295224
- PubMed:22381369
- PubMed:21300042
- PubMed:21253982
- PubMed:19825301
- PubMed:19033394
- PubMed:18845131
- PubMed:18426480
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.
Inventory details for METHYL PROPYL DIKETONE
INCI name
METHYL PROPYL DIKETONE
Description
Hexane-2,3-dione
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 40799
- Imported identity
- METHYL PROPYL DIKETONE
- Source update
- 02/03/2011
Annex records for METHYL PROPYL DIKETONE
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How METHYL PROPYL DIKETONE appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists METHYL PROPYL DIKETONE as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
METHYL PROPYL DIKETONE is also tagged with 1 cosmetic function in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
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Source note for METHYL PROPYL DIKETONE
This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for METHYL PROPYL DIKETONE from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials and shows linked identifiers even when no direct annex match is currently attached.
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