Basic Description

Synonyms	Dihydroxyacetone (USP) \| Dihydroxyacetone [USP] \| EN300-121747 \| FEMA NO. 4033 \| HY-Y0335 \| EINECS 202-494-5 \| 1,3-Dihydroxypropan-2-one \| DB01775 \| DIHYDROXYACETONE [VANDF] \| Oxantin \| alpha,alpha'-dihydroxyacetone \| CS-W019614 \| GS-3764 \| Triulose \| Chr
Specifications & Purity	≥99%
Storage Temp	Store at 2-8°C
Shipped In	Wet ice This product requires cold chain shipping. Ground and other economy services are not available.

Taxonomic Classification

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Kingdom Organic compounds
- Superclass Organic oxygen compounds
  - Class Organooxygen compounds
    - Subclass Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates

Kingdom	Organic compounds
Superclass	Organic oxygen compounds
Class	Organooxygen compounds
Subclass	Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates
Intermediate Tree Nodes	Not available
Direct Parent	Monosaccharides
Alternative Parents	Glycerone and derivatives Alpha-hydroxy ketones Primary alcohols Organic oxides Hydrocarbon derivatives
Molecular Framework	Aliphatic acyclic compounds
Substituents	Glycerone or derivatives - Monosaccharide - Alpha-hydroxy ketone - Ketone - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Primary alcohol - Carbonyl group - Alcohol - Aliphatic acyclic compound
Description	This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as monosaccharides. These are compounds containing one carbohydrate unit not glycosidically linked to another such unit, and no set of two or more glycosidically linked carbohydrate units. Monosaccharides have the general formula CnH2nOn.
External Descriptors	a small molecule
1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61. DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Associated Targets(Human)

ACR Tchem Acrosin (277 Activities)

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Associated Targets(non-human)

Trypanosoma brucei (78846 Activities)

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Mechanisms of Action

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Names and Identifiers

IUPAC Name	1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-one
INCHI	InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h4-5H,1-2H2
InChIKey	RXKJFZQQPQGTFL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Smiles	C(C(=O)CO)O
Isomeric SMILES	C(C(=O)CO)O
Molecular Weight	90.08
Reaxy-Rn	1740268
Reaxys-RN_link_address	https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=1740268&ln=

Certificates（CoA,COO,BSE/TSE and Analysis Chart)

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Lot Number	Certificate Type	Date	Item
F2512320	Certificate of Analysis	Apr 26, 2025	D189238
F2516228	Certificate of Analysis	Apr 26, 2025	D189238
F2516229	Certificate of Analysis	Apr 26, 2025	D189238
F2516230	Certificate of Analysis	Apr 26, 2025	D189238
F2516231	Certificate of Analysis	Apr 26, 2025	D189238
F2516233	Certificate of Analysis	Apr 26, 2025	D189238
F2419162	Certificate of Analysis	Apr 16, 2024	D189238
F2419154	Certificate of Analysis	Apr 16, 2024	D189238
E2415108	Certificate of Analysis	Apr 16, 2024	D189238
E2415109	Certificate of Analysis	Apr 16, 2024	D189238
I2424020	Certificate of Analysis	Apr 16, 2024	D189238

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Chemical and Physical Properties

Solubility	Soluble in methanol
Sensitivity	heat sensitive
Boil Point(°C)	188℃
Melt Point(°C)	75.0-96.5℃
Molecular Weight	90.080 g/mol
XLogP3	-1.400
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count	2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count	3
Rotatable Bond Count	2
Exact Mass	90.0317 Da
Monoisotopic Mass	90.0317 Da
Topological Polar Surface Area	57.500 Å²
Heavy Atom Count	6
Formal Charge	0
Complexity	44.000
Isotope Atom Count	0
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count	0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count	0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count	0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count	0
The total count of all stereochemical bonds	0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count	1

Citations of This Product

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2. Mingyu Guo, Chengfeng Zhou, Yuandong Cui, Wei Jiang, Guangting Han, Zhan Jiang, Haoxi Ben, Xiaoli Yang. (2023) Sustainable Production of Lactic Acid from Cellulose Using Au/W-ZnO Catalysts. Polymers, 15 (21): (4235).
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1,3-Dihydroxyacetone - 99%, high purity , CAS No.96-26-4