Chemicals and Drugs

Acetone

A colorless liquid used as a solvent and an antiseptic. It is one of the ketone bodies produced during ketoacidosis.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A colorless liquid used as a solvent and an antiseptic. It is one of the ketone bodies produced during ketoacidosis.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C3H6O
Molecular Weight
58.08 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
67-64-1
IUPAC Name
propan-2-one
InChIKey
CSCPPACGZOOCGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC(=O)C
MeSH Unique ID
D000096
Source
PubChem CID 180

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25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

ACETONEMIA and ACETONURIA see KETOSIS are also available

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. D02w.522w.064w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Acetone. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000096. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000096
  2. Acetone. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetone
  3. Acetone. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49546
  4. Acetone. In: PubChem Compound. CID 180. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/180