Ingredient Dictionary

ETHYL PROPYL KETONE

3-hexanone is a dialkyl ketone that is hexane in which the two methylene protons at position 3 have been replaced by an oxo group.

Definition

3-hexanone is a dialkyl ketone that is hexane in which the two methylene protons at position 3 have been replaced by an oxo group. It has a role as an insect attractant, a plant metabolite, a human xenobiotic metabolite, a bacterial xenobiotic metabolite and a human urinary metabolite. It derives from a hydride of a hexane.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII P601A79G79 · registered name 3-HEXANONE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Gives the product a scentPERFUMING

Safety & regulatory references

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Names & identifiers

ETHYL PROPYL KETONEINCI3-HexanoneSynonym

CAS No.chemical registry number: 589-38-8
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 209-645-4
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID2021608
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID501608

IUPAC: Hexan-3-one
Molecular formula: C6H12O
Molecular weight: 100.161 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: liquid
Colour: colourless
Melting/freezing point: -55.5 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 123.5 ℃
Flash point: 23 ℃
Vapour pressure: 13.9 ㎜Hg(25℃, est.)
Water solubility: 14700 ㎎/ℓ(25℃)
Vapour density: 3.5
Relative density: 0.8118 (20℃)
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 1.24 (est.)
Molecular weight: 100.18

Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 4 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.

Fragrance2
Flavouring and nutrient2

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard