3-Hexanone

Colorless liquid

Liquid

0.82 g · cm -3

-55 ° C

123 ° C.

Poorly in water ( 14.7 g · l-1 at 25 ° C)

1.4004 (20 ° C)

Risk

2740 mg · kg -1 ( LD50, rat, oral)

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3 -hexanone or ethyl propyl ketone is a colorless liquid from the group consisting of ketones. Its flash point is 20 ° C.

Representation

3 -hexanone can be obtained by oxidation of 3- hexanol:

As a Grignard reaction of propionitrile and propylmagnesium is possible:

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