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Hydroxyacetone

contains ≤500 ppm sodium carbonate as stabilizer, technical grade, 90%

Synonym(s):

1-Hydroxy-2-propanone, Acetol

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Linear Formula:
CH3COCH2OH
CAS Number:
116-09-6
Molecular Weight:
74.08
Beilstein:
605368
EC Number:
204-124-8
MDL number:
MFCD00004669
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24848238
NACRES:
NA.22

grade

technical grade

Assay

90%

form

liquid

contains

≤500 ppm sodium carbonate as stabilizer

refractive index

n20/D 1.425 (lit.)

bp

145-146 °C (lit.)

mp

−17 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: miscible

density

1.082 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC(=O)CO

InChI

1S/C3H6O2/c1-3(5)2-4/h4H,2H2,1H3

InChI key

XLSMFKSTNGKWQX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Hydroxyacetone (Acetol) is important for the manufacture of polyols, acrolein, dyes and skin tanning agents. It undergoes asymmetric reduction to yield (R)-1,2-propanediol in the presence of microbial cell catalyst.

Application

Hydroxyacetone was used to study aerobic oxidation of glycerol and propanediol over metal oxide supported gold nanoparticles in methanol.

Pictograms

FlameHealth hazard
GHS02,GHS08

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H226,H341

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 3 - Muta. 2

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

133.7 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

56.5 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Hongliang Zhu et al.
Bioresource technology, 149, 238-243 (2013-10-12)
Escherichia coli Lin43 is a strain which has some mutations in glycerol kinase (GlpK) and the repressor for the glycerol 3-phosphate regulon (GlpR). When exposed to glycerol, it quickly accumulates lethal levels of methylglyoxal, which is a precursor of acetol;
Jieni Lian et al.
Bioresource technology, 118, 177-186 (2012-06-19)
The presence of very reactive C1-C4 molecules adversely affects the quality bio-oils produced from the pyrolysis of lignocellulosic materials. In this paper a scheme to produce lipids with Cryptococcus curvatus from the carboxylic acids in the pyrolytic aqueous phase collected
Xianliang Zhou et al.
Environmental science & technology, 43(8), 2753-2759 (2009-05-30)
A method has been modified and optimized for the measurements of hydroxyacetone as well as formaldehyde and glycolaldehyde, based on aqueous scrubbing using a coil sampler followed by DNPH derivatization and HPLC analysis. Derivatization equilibrium and kinetics were studied to
Manuel Checa et al.
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 9(4) (2019-04-17)
The influence of boron, tungsten and molybdenum modifiers on zirconia-based Pt catalyst was studied for glycerol valorization. Zirconia modified supports were prepared by impregnation of ZrO₂ with either boric, silicontungstic or phosphomolybdic acids to obtain supports with enhanced Brönsted acidic
Jacek Mlynarski et al.
Chemical Society reviews, 41(2), 587-596 (2011-07-29)
The key role of carbohydrates in biological processes and their visible existence in our everyday life have stimulated the interest of leading research groups on the smart and simple synthesis of common and rare sugar molecules. Now, more than 120
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