3-Acetyl-1-propanol Chemical Properties

Melting point:

2.5°C (estimate)

Boiling point:

144-145 °C/100 mmHg (lit.)

Density 

1.007 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.437(lit.)

Flash point:

200 °F

storage temp. 

2-8°C

pka

14.89±0.10(Predicted)

form 

Liquid

color 

Colorless to Light yellow to Light orange

LogP

-0.570 (est)

CAS DataBase Reference

1071-73-4(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

2-Pentanone, 5-hydroxy-(1071-73-4)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

37/39-26

WGK Germany 

2

RTECS 

UA4600000

HS Code 

29144000

Toxicity

LD50 orl-rat: 6400 mg/k TNICS* 13,118,73

MSDS

• Language:English Provider:5-Hydroxy-2-pentanone
• Language:English Provider:SigmaAldrich
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3-Acetyl-1-propanol Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

clear colorless liquid

Uses

3-Acetopropanol is a substrate for alcohol dehydrogenase and is an intermediate in the synthesis of Didesethyl Chloroquine (D440960), a metabolite of Chloroquine.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 75, p. 4456, 1953 DOI: 10.1021/ja01114a018
Tetrahedron Letters, 26, p. 5713, 1985 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(01)80928-X

Safety Profile

Moderately toxic by ingestion andinhalation. When heated to decomposition it emits acridsmoke.

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