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Properties of substance:

4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone

Synonyms:

diacetone alcohol

Group of substances:

organic

Physical appearance:

colorless liquid

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

C6H12O2

Structural formula as text:

CH3COCH2C(CH3)2(OH)

Molar/atomic mass: 116.158

Melting point (°C):

-42.8

Boiling point (°C):

169.2

Decomposition temperature (°C):

169.2

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

chloroform: soluble [Ref.]
diethyl ether: miscible [Ref.]
ethanol: miscible [Ref.]
water: miscible [Ref.]

Density:

0.9387 (20°C, g/cm3)

Refractive index (nD):

1.4213 (20°C)

LD50 (mg/kg):

2560 (rats, oral)
3000 (mice, oral)

References:

  1. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. - 95ed. - CRC Press, 2014. - pp. 3-144
  2. Вредные вещества в промышленности: Справочник для химиков, инженеров и врачей. - 7-е изд., Т.1. - Л.: Химия, 1976. - pp. 530, 537-538 [Russian]

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