Chloroacetone

• Product Name:Chloroacetone
• Synonyms: CHLOROACETONE (STABILISED) FOR SYNTHESIS Chloroacetone produced by Wacker Chemie AG, Burghausen, Germany, >=96.0% (GC) Chloroacetone, 95%, stabilized 1-chloro-2-ketopropane[qr] 1-chloro-2-oxopropane 1-chloro-2-oxopropane[qr] 1-chloro-2-propanon 1-Chloroacetone
• CAS:78-95-5
• MF:C3H5ClO
• MW:92.52
• EINECS:201-161-1
• Mol File:78-95-5.mol
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CHLOROACETONE turns dark and resinifies on prolonged exposure to light [Merck]. This occurred in a bottle during storage for two years on a shelf in diffused light. A few days after the bottle was moved, Chloroacetone exploded [Ind. Eng. News 9: 184(1931)]. Is stabilized by addition of 0.1% water or 0.1% CaCO3.