Acetylpyrazine

• Formula: C₆H₆N₂O
• Molecular weight: 122.1246
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H6N2O/c1-5(9)6-4-7-2-3-8-6/h2-4H,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: DBZAKQWXICEWNW-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 22047-25-2
• Chemical structure:
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• Species with the same structure:
  • 2-Acetylpyrazine
• Other names: 2-Acetylpyrazine; Ethanone, 1-pyrazinyl-; Ketone, methyl pyrazinyl; pyrazin-1-ylethan-1-one
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IR Spectrum

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Gas Phase Spectrum

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Additional Data

Gas Chromatography

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References

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