Acetone is a colorless, highly flammable, volatile liquid (C₃H₆O) with a distinct, sweet odor, known as the simplest ketone and a versatile solvent for fats, oils, plastics, and resins, widely used in nail polish remover, paints, and as a cleaning agent in labs, also naturally occurring in plants and the human body, with high industrial demand in chemical synthesis.
| CAS No. | 67-64-1 |
| Molecular Weight (g/mol) | 58.0800 |
| Molecular Formula | C₃H₆O |