Chinese name: 4-Hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone (Diacetone Alcohol)
Alias: Diacetone alcohol; DAA; Methylpentanone alcohol
Chemical formula: C6H12O2; CH3COCH2COH(CH3)2
Molecular weight: 116.16
CAS Registry Number: 123-42-2
EINECS Registry Number: 204-626-7
Melting point: -42.8 °C
Boiling point: 166 °C
Density: Relative density (water=1) 0.94;
Flash point: 58 °C
Product uses:
Used in the production of metal cleaners, wood preservatives, photographic film and drug preservatives, antifreeze, hydraulic oil solvents, extractants, and fiber finishing agents;
Widely used as a solvent for electrostatic spray painting, celluloid, nitrocellulose, fats, oils, waxes, and resins;
Diacetone alcohol is a high-boiling organic solvent with low viscosity and minimal temperature effect on viscosity. Used as a solvent and paint stripper for cellulose ester paints, printing inks, synthetic resin coatings, etc.;
Diacetone alcohol is an intermediate in the production of mesityl oxide, methyl isobutyl ketone, methyl isobutyl carbinol, hexylene glycol, phorone, and isophorone from acetone;
Used as a high-boiling solvent in cosmetics such as nail polish. Typically blended with low and medium-boiling solvents to achieve suitable evaporation rates and viscosity.