Dihydroxyacetone

• Formula: C₃H₆O₃
• Molecular weight: 90.0779
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h4-5H,1-2H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: RXKJFZQQPQGTFL-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 96-26-4
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file
• Other names: 2-Propanone, 1,3-dihydroxy-; Chromelin; Dihyxal; Otan; Oxantin; Oxatone; Soleal; Triulose; Viticolor; 1,3-Dihydroxy-2-propanone; 1,3-Dihydroxyacetone; NSC-24343; 1,3-Dihydroxypropanone; 1,3-Dihydroxydimethyl ketone; Ketochromin
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Phase change data

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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Appearance energy determinations

References

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Kobel and Roth, 1928
Kobel, M.; Roth, W.A., Uber die Verbrennungs- und Losungswarme des Di-oxyacetons, Biochem. Z., 1928, 203, 159-163. [all data]

Coleman and Glattfeld, 1944
Coleman, H.M.; Glattfeld, J.W.E., Trihydroxy-isobutyric Acid and Some of Its Derivatives, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1944, 66, 1183-7. [all data]

Blanchette, Holmes, et al., 1986
Blanchette, M.C.; Holmes, J.L.; Hop, C.E.C.A.; Lossing, F.P.; Postma, R.; Ruttink, P.J.A.; Terlouw, J.K., Theory and experiment in concert; the CH₃O-C=O⁺ ion and its isomers, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1986, 108, 7589. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions

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