3-hexanone

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q223076
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3-hexanone

Summary

3-hexanone is a type of chemical entity[1]. 3-hexanone ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 3-hexanone's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • 3-hexanone's chemical structure is recorded as 3-Hexanone V.1.svg[4].
  • 3-hexanone's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 589-38-8[5].
  • 3-hexanone's EC number is recorded as 209-645-4[6].
  • 3-hexanone's canonical SMILES is recorded as CCCC(=O)CC[7].
  • 3-hexanone's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C6H12O/c1-3-5-6(7)4-2/h3-5H2,1-2H3[8].
  • 3-hexanone's InChIKey is recorded as PFCHFHIRKBAQGU-UHFFFAOYSA-N[9].
  • 3-hexanone's chemical formula is recorded as C₆H₁₂O[10].
  • 3-hexanone's subclass of is recorded as biogenic acyclic ketone[11].
  • 3-hexanone's subclass of is recorded as oxygenated hydrocarbon[12].
  • 3-hexanone's Commons category is recorded as 3-Hexanone[13].
  • 3-hexanone's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL3184187[14].
  • 3-hexanone's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0t53dms[15].
  • 3-hexanone's UNII is recorded as P601A79G79[16].
  • 3-hexanone's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 11025[17].
  • 3-hexanone's PubChem CID is recorded as 11509[18].
  • 3-hexanone's ZVG number is recorded as 493338[19].
  • 3-hexanone's ChEBI ID is recorded as 89891[20].
  • 3-hexanone's found in taxon is recorded as Coffea arabica[21].
  • 3-hexanone's found in taxon is recorded as Monascus purpureus[22].
  • 3-hexanone's Human Metabolome Database ID is recorded as HMDB0000753[23].
  • 3-hexanone's LIPID MAPS ID is recorded as LMFA12000049[24].
  • 3-hexanone's KNApSAcK ID is recorded as C00052141[25].
  • 3-hexanone's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+100.089'}[26].
  • 3-hexanone's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '-55.0'}[27].

Why It Matters

3-hexanone ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2] 3-hexanone is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Q2311683. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . New volatile components of roasted coffee. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Species-specific production of microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOC) by airborne fungi from a compost facility. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . LIPID MAPS. Retrieved . lipidmaps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Jean-Claude Bradley Open Melting Point Dataset. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Melting point {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '-55.0'}
    Subclass of biogenic acyclic ketone, oxygenated hydrocarbon
    Found in taxon Coffea arabica, Monascus purpureus
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