Nomenclature
CAS number: 96-22-0
3-Pentanone; dimethylacetone; propione; methacetone.
C
5H
10O; mol wt 86.13.
C 69.72%, H 11.70%, O 18.58%.
Properties
Liquid, acetone odor. d419 0.816. bp 101.5°. mp -42°. nD25 1.3905.
Flammable. Sol in about 25 parts
water; miscible with alcohol, ether. LD50 orally in rats: 2.1 g/kg, Smyth et al., Arch. Ind. Hyg. Occup. Med. 10, 61 (1954).