Dihydroxyacetone

Dihydroxyacetone
Skeletal formula of dihydroxyacetone
Ball-and-stick model of the dihydroxyacetone molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,3-Dihydroxypropan-2-one
Other names
1,3-Dihydroxypropanone
Dihydroxyacetone
DHA
Glycerone
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.002.268 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 202-494-5
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h4-5H,1-2H2 checkY
    Key: RXKJFZQQPQGTFL-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C3H6O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h4-5H,1-2H2
    Key: RXKJFZQQPQGTFL-UHFFFAOYAE
  • O=C(CO)CO
Properties[1]
C3H6O3
Molar mass 90.078 g·mol−1
Melting point 89 to 91 °C (192 to 196 °F; 362 to 364 K)
Hazards[2]
GHS labelling:
Eye Irrit. 2
Warning
H319
P264, P280, P305+P351+P338, P337+P313
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Dihydroxyacetone (/ˌdaɪhaɪˌdrɒksiˈæsɪtoʊn/ ⓘ; DHA), also known as glycerone, is a simple saccharide (a triose) with formula C
3H
6O
3.

DHA is primarily used as an ingredient in sunless tanning products. It is often derived from plant sources such as sugar beets and sugar cane, and by the fermentation of glycerin.

  1. ^ Weast, Robert C., ed. (1981). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (62nd ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. C-74. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8..
  2. ^ HSNO Chemical Classification Information Database, New Zealand Environmental Risk Management Authority, retrieved 3 September 2009