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Sigma-Aldrich

2,5-Hexanedione

97%

Synonym(s):

Acetonylacetone

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Linear Formula:
CH3COCH2CH2COCH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
114.14
Beilstein:
506525
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
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vapor pressure

0.43 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

97%

refractive index

n20/D 1.425 (lit.)

bp

191 °C (lit.)

mp

−6-−5 °C (lit.)

density

0.973 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(=O)CCC(C)=O

InChI

1S/C6H10O2/c1-5(7)3-4-6(2)8/h3-4H2,1-2H3

InChI key

OJVAMHKKJGICOG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Repr. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT RE 2

Target Organs

Nervous system

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

174.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

79 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Anthony P DeCaprio et al.
Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part A, 72(14), 861-869 (2009-06-27)
2,5-Hexanedione (HD) is the metabolite implicated in n-hexane neurotoxicity. This gamma-diketone reacts with protein lysine amines to form 2,5-dimethylpyrrole adducts. Pyrrole adduction of neurofilaments (NF) and/or other axonal proteins was proposed as a critical step in the neuropathy. While pyrrole
Sarah N Campion et al.
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology, 117(2), 466-474 (2010-07-10)
Germ cell apoptosis directly induced by x-radiation (x-ray) exposure is stage specific, with a higher incidence in stage II/III seminiferous tubules. A priming exposure to the Sertoli cell toxicant 2,5-hexanedione (HD) results in a marked reduction in x-ray-induced germ cell
Elizaveta V Saenko et al.
The Journal of chemical physics, 135(10), 101103-101103 (2011-09-22)
The radical anion resulting from electron capture by diacetonyl molecule has been characterized by EPR and optical absorption spectroscopy in glassy ether matrices at 77 K. In non-polar alkane glasses this species was not observed under the same conditions, which
Xin Cheng et al.
Neurotoxicology, 33(5), 1239-1247 (2012-07-31)
Worldwide, n-hexane is an organic solvent widely used in numerous industries such as chemical engineering, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry. 2,5-Hexanedione (2,5-HD) is the main metabolite of n-hexane. It is now gradually recognized that chronic exposure to n-hexane could harm the
Sara E Pacheco et al.
PloS one, 7(8), e44280-e44280 (2012-09-07)
Current human reproductive risk assessment methods rely on semen and serum hormone analyses, which are not easily comparable to the histopathological endpoints and mating studies used in animal testing. Because of these limitations, there is a need to develop universal

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