acetol
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Hydroxyacetone, also known as acetol, is the organic chemical with the formula CH3C(O)CH2OH. It consists of a primary alcohol substituent on acetone. It is an α-hydroxyketone, also called a ketol, and is the simplest hydroxy ketone structure. It is a colorless, distillable liquid.
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- 74.037
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- canonical SMILES
- CC(=O)CO
- chemical formula
- C₃H₆O₂
- Commons category
- Hydroxyacetone
- melting point
- -17.0
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Hydroxyacetone, also known as acetol, is the organic chemical with the formula CH3C(O)CH2OH. It consists of a primary alcohol substituent on acetone. It is an α-hydroxyketone, also called a ketol, and is the simplest hydroxy ketone structure. It is a colorless, distillable liquid.
==Preparation== It is produced commercially by dehydration of glycerol.
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