Acetoin

• Formula: C₄H₈O₂
• Molecular weight: 88.1051
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H8O2/c1-3(5)4(2)6/h3,5H,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: ROWKJAVDOGWPAT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 513-86-0
• Chemical structure:
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• Species with the same structure:
  • Acetoin
• Stereoisomers:
  • 2-Butanone, 3-hydroxy-, (R)-
• Other names: 2-Butanone, 3-hydroxy-; γ-Hydroxy-β-oxobutane; Acetyl methyl carbinol; Dimethylketol; Methanol, acetylmethyl-; 1-Hydroxyethyl methyl ketone; 2-Hydroxy-3-butanone; 2,3-Butanolone; 3-Hydroxy-2-butanone; 2-Butanol-3-one; UN 2621; 2-Hydroxy-3-oxobutane; 3-Hydroxybutan-2-one; 3-Hydroxyl-2-butanone; Butan-2-one, 3-hydroxy-; NSC 7609; acetoine; 3-hydroxy-2-butanone (acetoin); 3-hydroxybutan-2-one (acetoin); 3-hydroxy-2-butanone (acetoine); acetoin (3-hydroxy-2-butanone
• Information on this page:
  • Kovats' RI, polar column, temperature ramp
  • References
  • Notes
• Other data available:
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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

References

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Umano, Hagi, et al., 1994
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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tend	Final temperature
  Tstart	Initial temperature

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