Alias:Acetylacetone; pentane-2,4-dione; pentane-2,3-dione; (3E)-4-hydroxypent-3-en-2-one; (3Z)-4-hydroxypent-3-en-2-one; Acetyl Acetone; 2,4-Pentane dione
Chemical name:2,4-Pentanedione
CAS RN:123-54-6
EINECS No.:204-634-0
Molecular formula:C5H8O2
Molecular weight:100.1158
Properties:Colorless or light yellow transparent liquid with ester smell. Melting point is -23℃, boiling point is 140.5℃, 139℃ (94.5kPa),relative density0.9753, refractive index is 1.4494, flash point is 40.56℃, soluble in water, ethanol, ether, chloroform, acetone, benzene and glacial acetic acid.
Uses:As pharmaceutical raw material and organic intermediate,or as solvent.