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2,5-hexanedione

under Hexanones
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More on Hexanones Definition: 6-carbon straight-chain or branched ketones.      Other names Ethyl Propyl Ketones; Butyl Methyl Ketones; Propyl Ketones, Ethyl; Methyl Ketones, Butyl; Ketones, Ethyl Propyl; Ketones, Butyl Methyl
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
2,5-hexanedione [ acetone, acetonyl,acetonyl acetone,diacetonyl ]
  metabolite of methyl-n-butyl ketone 		110-13-4   *Hexanones
Pharma Action Cholinesterase Inhibitors; Cross-Linking Reagents; Neurotoxins 		Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 39(2):94;1978; Ecotoxicol Environ Safety 1979;3(2):204; J Neurochem 32(3):683;1979; J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 38:771;1975; Proc Royal Soc Med 70(1):37;1977; Sangyo Igaku 1979;21(6):528

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