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4-Hydroxyhexan-3-one

PubChem CID
95609
Structure
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Molecular Formula
Synonyms
  • 4-Hydroxyhexan-3-one
  • Propioin
  • 4-Hydroxy-3-hexanone
  • 4984-85-4
  • Propionoin
Molecular Weight
116.16 g/mol
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Dates
  • Create:
    2004-09-16
  • Modify:
    2025-01-11
Description
4-hydroxyhexan-3-one is a hexanone that is hexan-3-one substituted by a hydroxy group at position 4. It is a secondary alcohol, a secondary alpha-hydroxy ketone and a hexanone.
4-hydroxyhexan-3-one is a metabolite found in or produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

1 Structures

1.1 2D Structure

Chemical Structure Depiction
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1.2 3D Conformer

2 Names and Identifiers

2.1 Computed Descriptors

2.1.1 IUPAC Name

4-hydroxyhexan-3-one
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2.1.2 InChI

InChI=1S/C6H12O2/c1-3-5(7)6(8)4-2/h5,7H,3-4H2,1-2H3
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2.1.3 InChIKey

SKCYVGUCBRYGTE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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2.1.4 SMILES

CCC(C(=O)CC)O
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2.2 Molecular Formula

C6H12O2
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2.3 Other Identifiers

2.3.1 CAS

2.3.2 European Community (EC) Number

2.3.3 UNII

2.3.4 ChEBI ID

2.3.5 DSSTox Substance ID

2.3.6 KEGG ID

2.3.7 Lipid Maps ID (LM_ID)

2.3.8 Metabolomics Workbench ID

2.3.9 Nikkaji Number

2.3.10 NSC Number

2.3.11 Wikidata

2.4 Synonyms

2.4.1 MeSH Entry Terms

  • 4-hydroxy-3-hexanone
  • propioin

2.4.2 Depositor-Supplied Synonyms

3 Chemical and Physical Properties

3.1 Computed Properties

Property Name
Molecular Weight
Property Value
116.16 g/mol
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Property Name
XLogP3-AA
Property Value
0.7
Reference
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Property Name
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count
Property Value
1
Reference
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Property Name
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count
Property Value
2
Reference
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Property Name
Rotatable Bond Count
Property Value
3
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Property Name
Exact Mass
Property Value
116.083729621 Da
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Property Name
Monoisotopic Mass
Property Value
116.083729621 Da
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Property Name
Topological Polar Surface Area
Property Value
37.3 Ų
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Property Name
Heavy Atom Count
Property Value
8
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Property Name
Formal Charge
Property Value
0
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Property Name
Complexity
Property Value
78.6
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Property Name
Isotope Atom Count
Property Value
0
Reference
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Property Name
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count
Property Value
0
Reference
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Property Name
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count
Property Value
1
Reference
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Property Name
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count
Property Value
0
Reference
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Property Name
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count
Property Value
0
Reference
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Property Name
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
Property Value
1
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Property Name
Compound Is Canonicalized
Property Value
Yes
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3.2 Experimental Properties

3.2.1 Kovats Retention Index

Semi-standard non-polar
846

3.3 Chemical Classes

3.3.1 Lipids

Fatty Acyls [FA] -> Oxygenated hydrocarbons [FA12]

4 Spectral Information

4.1 1D NMR Spectra

1D NMR Spectra

4.1.1 1H NMR Spectra

Instrument Name
Varian CFT-20
Copyright
Copyright © 2009-2024 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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4.1.2 13C NMR Spectra

Source of Sample
H. Stetter, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Aachen, Germany
Copyright
Copyright © 1980, 1981-2024 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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4.2 Mass Spectrometry

4.2.1 GC-MS

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MoNA ID
MS Category
Experimental
MS Type
GC-MS
MS Level
MS1
Instrument
HITACHI M-80B
Instrument Type
EI-B
Ionization Mode
positive
Top 5 Peaks

59 99.99

31 55.56

57 40.79

29 37.46

41 23.89

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License
CC BY-NC-SA
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NIST Number
236619
Library
Main library
Total Peaks
62
m/z Top Peak
59
m/z 2nd Highest
31
m/z 3rd Highest
57
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4.2.2 Other MS

Authors
SODA AROMATIC CO., LTD.
Instrument
HITACHI M-80B
Instrument Type
EI-B
MS Level
MS
Ionization Mode
POSITIVE
Ionization
ENERGY 70 eV
Top 5 Peaks

59 999

31 556

57 408

29 375

41 239

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License
CC BY-NC-SA

4.3 IR Spectra

4.3.1 FTIR Spectra

Technique
CAPILLARY CELL: NEAT
Source of Sample
H. STETTER, INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, AACHEN, GERMANY
Copyright
Copyright © 1980, 1981-2024 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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4.3.2 Vapor Phase IR Spectra

Instrument Name
DIGILAB FTS-14
Technique
Vapor Phase
Copyright
Copyright © 1980, 1981-2024 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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6 Chemical Vendors

7 Food Additives and Ingredients

7.1 Food Additive Classes

Flavoring Agents

8 Pharmacology and Biochemistry

8.1 Biochemical Reactions

9 Use and Manufacturing

9.1 Uses

EPA CPDat Chemical and Product Categories
The Chemical and Products Database, a resource for exposure-relevant data on chemicals in consumer products, Scientific Data, volume 5, Article number: 180125 (2018), DOI:10.1038/sdata.2018.125

9.1.1 Use Classification

Food additives -> Flavoring Agents

10 Safety and Hazards

10.1 Hazards Identification

10.1.1 GHS Classification

Pictogram(s)
Flammable
Irritant
Signal
Warning
GHS Hazard Statements

H226 (100%): Flammable liquid and vapor [Warning Flammable liquids]

H302+H312+H332 (97.4%): Harmful if swallowed, in contact with skin or if inhaled [Warning Acute toxicity, oral; acute toxicity, dermal; acute toxicity, inhalation]

H302 (97.4%): Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]

H312 (97.4%): Harmful in contact with skin [Warning Acute toxicity, dermal]

H332 (97.4%): Harmful if inhaled [Warning Acute toxicity, inhalation]

Precautionary Statement Codes

P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P317, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P317, P321, P330, P362+P364, P370+P378, P403+P235, and P501

(The corresponding statement to each P-code can be found at the GHS Classification page.)

ECHA C&L Notifications Summary

Aggregated GHS information provided per 39 reports by companies from 2 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.

Information may vary between notifications depending on impurities, additives, and other factors. The percentage value in parenthesis indicates the notified classification ratio from companies that provide hazard codes. Only hazard codes with percentage values above 10% are shown.

10.1.2 Hazard Classes and Categories

Flam. Liq. 3 (100%)

Acute Tox. 4 (97.4%)

Acute Tox. 4 (97.4%)

Acute Tox. 4 (97.4%)

10.2 Regulatory Information

New Zealand EPA Inventory of Chemical Status
3-Hexanone, 4-hydroxy-: Does not have an individual approval but may be used under an appropriate group standard

11 Literature

11.1 Consolidated References

11.2 NLM Curated PubMed Citations

11.3 Springer Nature References

11.4 Thieme References

11.5 Chemical Co-Occurrences in Literature

11.6 Chemical-Gene Co-Occurrences in Literature

11.7 Chemical-Disease Co-Occurrences in Literature

12 Patents

12.1 Depositor-Supplied Patent Identifiers

12.2 WIPO PATENTSCOPE

12.3 Chemical Co-Occurrences in Patents

12.4 Chemical-Disease Co-Occurrences in Patents

13 Interactions and Pathways

13.1 Chemical-Target Interactions

14 Taxonomy

15 Classification

15.1 MeSH Tree

15.2 ChEBI Ontology

15.3 LIPID MAPS Classification

15.4 KEGG: Lipid

15.5 ChemIDplus

15.6 UN GHS Classification

15.7 EPA CPDat Classification

15.8 NORMAN Suspect List Exchange Classification

15.9 EPA DSSTox Classification

15.10 MolGenie Organic Chemistry Ontology

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