Acetone , or propanone , is an organic compound with the chemical formula (CH3 )2 CO . This clear, mobile, easy-to-burn liquid is the simplest example of the ketones . Acetone can be mixed with water . It is an important solvent , often to clean things in the laboratory . Common uses of acetone in the home are as the active ingredient in nail polish remover and as paint thinner. It is a common building block in organic chemistry .
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Acetone[ 1]
Full structural formula of acetone with dimensions Skeletal formula of acetone
Ball-and-stick model of acetone Space-filling model of acetone
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Other names
Acetone
Dimethyl ketone[ 3]
Dimethyl carbonyl
β-Ketopropane[ 3]
Propanone[ 4]
2-Propanone[ 3]
Dimethyl formaldehyde[ 5]
Pyroacetic spirit (archaic)[ 6]
Ketone propane[ 7]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol )
3DMet
Beilstein Reference 635680
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.602
EC Number
Gmelin Reference 1466
KEGG
MeSH Acetone
RTECS number
UNII
UN number 1090
Properties
C 3 H 6 O
Molar mass 58.08 g·mol−1
Appearance
Colorless liquid
Odor Pungent, irritating, floral, cucumber like
Density 0.7845 g/cm3 (25 °C)
Melting point −94.7 °C (−138.5 °F; 178.5 K)[ 8]
Boiling point 56.05 °C (132.89 °F; 329.20 K)[ 8]
Miscible
Solubility Miscible in benzene , diethyl ether , methanol , chloroform , ethanol [ 9]
log P -0.16[ 10]
Vapor pressure 9.39 °C) 30.6 °C) 374 °C) 2.8 °C)[ 3]
Acidity (pK a )
−33.78·10−6 cm3 /mol
1.3588 (V D = 54.46)
Viscosity 0.295 °C)[ 9]
Structure
Trigonal planar at C2
Dihedral at C2
2.91 D
Thermochemistry
Std enthalpy of Δf H o 298 (−250.03)
Std enthalpy of Δc H o 298 −1.772
Standard molar S o 298 200.4
Specific heat capacity , C 125.45
Hazards
NFPA 704
Explosive limits 2.6–12.8%[ 13]
U.S. Permissible 1000 3 )[ 7]
Related compounds
Related compounds
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