| biacetyl; 2,3-butanedione; butane-2,3-dione; diacetyl; diketobutane; dimethyldiketone | |
| Links: | 📖 PubMed, 📖Houben-Weyl, 2. Band (Diacetyl); p. 38, 47, 127, 217, 702, 730 |
| CAS RN: | [431-03-8] |
| Formula: | C4H6O2; 86.09 g/mol |
| InChiKey: | QSJXEFYPDANLFS-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES: | CC(=O)C(C)=O |
| Use: | aroma carrier for butter, coffe, honey, vinegar |
| Density: | 0.981 g/mL |
| Molar volume: | 87.8 mL/mol |
| Refractive index: | 1.393 |
| Molecular refractive power: | 20.96 mL/mol |
| Dipole moment: | 1.25 D |
| Melting point: | -3 °C |
| Boiling point: | 88 °C |
| Log10 partition octanol / water: | -1.34 |