As a colorless and flammable organic solvent, acetone is often found naturally in trees and plants. Available in multiple grades, as well as forms and quantities, Spectrum chemicals are also offered in bulk quantities and in custom or white label packages. Spectrum is renowned not only for the quality of our chemicals, but our commitment to service and the success of our customers.
Molecular Formula
Molecular Weight
CAS Number
C3H6O
58.08
67-64-1
Solubility
No information available
Reactivity
Acetone ignites on contact with activated carbon, chromium trioxide, dioxygen difluoride + carbon dioxide, potassium-tert-butoxide, sulfuric acid + potassium dichromate
Acetone may form explosive mixtures with chromic anhydride, chromyl chloride, hexachloromelamine, hydrogen peroxide, nitric acid and acetic acid, nitric acid and sulfuric acid, nitrosyl chloride, nitrosyl chloride + platinum, nitrosyl perchlorate, nitryl perchlorate, permonosulfuric acid, potassium tert-butoxide, thiodiglycol, chloroform, bromine trifluoride, thiotrithiazyl perchlorate, 2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazine + water, 2- methyl-1,3--butadiene, peroxomonosulfuric acid
An explosion occurred during an attempt to prepare bromoform from acetone by the haloform reaction
Chloroform and acetone interact vigorously and exothermally in presence of solid potassium hydroxide or calcium hydroxide to form 1,1,1-trichloro-2-hydroxy-2- methylpropane
