C3H6O
58.08 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
Acetone
CAS67-64-1EC200-662-2
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Other
Primary Use
solvent and chemical intermediate
Acetone is an organic compound that is the simplest and smallest ketone. It is a colorless, highly volatile, and flammable liquid with a characteristic pungent odor, primarily used as a solvent and chemical intermediate.
solventchemical intermediate
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Controlled substances
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Relevant lists:CN Precursor Chemicals Cat.3UN 1988 Convention Table II ChemicalsUS DEA List II Chemicals
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Safety Reference
Danger
H225Highly flammable liquid and vapour
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H336May cause drowsiness or dizziness
H320Causes eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H305May be harmful if swallowed and enters airways
H373May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
Regulatory Compliance5
- EU Explosives Precursors (Regulation 2019/1148)EURegulation
- CN Catalogue of Hazardous ChemicalsCNRegulation
- CN Precursor Chemicals Cat.3CNRegulation
- UN 1988 Convention Table II ChemicalsGlobalInternational ConventionListedSource
- US DEA List II ChemicalsUSRegulation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Acetone (CAS 67-64-1) is 2914.11.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2914.11
EU CN code (8-digit)
2914 11 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
propan-2-one
InChIKey
CSCPPACGZOOCGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC(=O)C
Synonyms (81)
- Acetone, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- Acetone, puriss., meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, NF, >=99% (GC)
- Acetylene intermix (1 per cent) in nitrogen Impurity A [EP Impurity]
- 2-propanal
- 2-propanone
- ACETONE (1,1,1,3,3,3-D6)
- ACETONE (1,3-13C2, 99%)
- ACETONE (2-13C, 99%)
- ACETONE [MART.]
- Aceton
- Aceton (GERMAN, POLISH)
- Acetone (NF)
- Acetone (natural)
- Acetone (water < 1000 ppm)
- Acetone ACS
- Acetone ACS low benzene
- Acetone SpS
- Acetone oil
- Acetone, Environmental Grade
- Acetone, Laboratory Reagent
- Acetone, SAJ first grade
- Acetone, Semiconductor Grade
- Acetone, for chromatography
- Acetone, histological grade
- Acetone, puriss.
- Acetone, purum, >=99.0% (GC)
- Acetone-2-(1)(3)C
- Bio acetone
- CHLOROBUTANOL IMPURITY B
- Caswell No. 004
- Chevron acetone
- DESFLURANE IMPURITY H
- Dimethyl ketone
- Dimethylformaldehyde
- Dimethylketal
- Dimethylketon
- FEMA No. 3326
- ISOFLURANE IMPURITY F
- Ketone propane
- Ketone, dimethyl
- Methyl ketone
- Propanon
- Pyroacetic acid
- Pyroacetic ether
- RCRA waste no. U002
- RCRA waste number U002
- Sasetone
- TAK - Toxic Alcohols
- Taimax
- acetone
- b-Ketopropane
- beta-Ketopropane
- dimethylcetone
- isopropanal
- methyl methyl ketone
- propan-2-one
- propanone