Acetone
Alternate Names: 2-propanone
Database ID: 6
| Formula: | C3H6O |
| CAS: | 67-64-1 |
| Formula Weight: | 58.08 g/mol |
| Density: | 0.791 g/cm3 |
| Melting Point: | -95--93 °C |
| Boiling Point: | 56-57 °C |
| Purity: | -- |
| Concentration: | -- |
Hazard and Safety Information
| Signal Word: | Danger! |
| Oral-LD50: | 5800 mg/kg |
| Flash Point: | -17 °C |
| Auto Ignition: | 465 °C |
| Flinn Family: | O4 |
GHS Hazard Statement: Highly flammable liquid and vapour. Causes serious eye irritation. May cause drowsiness or dizziness.
GHS Precautionary Statement: Keep away from heat/sparks/open flames/hot surfaces. No smoking. Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray. IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
General Hazard Information: Class 1B flammable liquid; serious fire hazard. Irritating to body tissues. Avoid all body tissue contact. Slightly toxic by ingestion. Vapor causes weakness, fatigue, nausea, and headache. Skin contact causes dermatitis.
Storage: Flinn Family: Organic #4. Store in/on shelf with ethers, ketones, ketenes, halogenated hydrocarbons, ethylene oxide. Store flammables in a dedicated cabinet.
Disposal: General and institutional diposal instructions can go here.Spectra
Infrared - NIST Chemistry Webbook
Title: DIMETHYL KETONE State: GAS (VAPOR) Instrument: PERKIN-ELMER 21 (GRATING) Filename: ./spectra/external/IR/6/6-b-IR-NIST-gas.jdx
UV-vis - NIST Chemistry Webbook
Title: Acetone Instrument: Beckman spectrophotometer Filename: ./spectra/external/UV/6/6-b-UV-NIST.jdx
Mass Spec - NIST Chemistry Webbook
Title: Acetone Filename: ./spectra/external/MS/6/6-b-MS-NIST.jdx