:3-Hexanone

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| ImageFile = 3-Hexanone.svg

| PIN = Hexan-3-one

| OtherNames = Ethyl propyl ketone

|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers

| CASNo = 589-38-8

| CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|CAS}}

| UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}}

| UNII = P601A79G79

| PubChem = 11509

| ChEBI_Ref = {{ebicite|correct|EBI}}

| ChEBI = 89891

| ChemSpiderID = 11025

| SMILES = O=C(CC)CCC

| InChI = 1/C6H12O/c1-3-5-6(7)4-2/h3-5H2,1-2H3

| InChIKey = PFCHFHIRKBAQGU-UHFFFAOYAM

| StdInChI = 1S/C6H12O/c1-3-5-6(7)4-2/h3-5H2,1-2H3

| StdInChIKey = PFCHFHIRKBAQGU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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|Section2={{Chembox Properties

| C=6 | H=12 | O=1

| Appearance = Colorless liquid{{GESTIS|ZVG=493338}}

| Density = 0.82 g/cm³

| MeltingPtC =

| BoilingPtC = 123

| BoilingPt_ref =

| Solubility = 14.7 g/L

| MagSus = −69.03·10⁻⁶ cm³/mol

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|Section3={{Chembox Hazards

| MainHazards =

| FlashPtC = 20

| FlashPt_ref =

| AutoignitionPt =

| LD50 = 2740 mg/kg (oral rat)
2580 mg/kg (dermal, rabbit)

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3-Hexanone (ethyl propyl ketone) is an organic compound with the formula C₆H₁₂O. It is a ketone used as a solvent and as a chemical intermediate.

According to IFF, it was described as having Sweet, Fruity, Waxy, Grape organoleptic properties.{{cite web | url=http://lmrnaturals.iff.com/en/site-services/flavor-online-compendium-iframe#3-hexanone | title=Online Compendium }}