Dihydroxycetone is an organic compound with a molecular formula C3H6O3, a polyhydroxyated ketose, is the simplest ketose. The appearance is a white powder crystal, soluble in organic solvents such as water, ethanol, diethyl ether, melting point of 75-80 ° C, water soluble> 250 g / l (20 ° C), with sweet taste, stable at pH 6.0 .

Foreign name: 1,3-dihydroxyacetone Alias: 1,3-dihydroxyacetone Chemical formula: C3H6O3 Molecular weight: 90.07884 CAS login number: 96-26-4 Einecs login number: 202-494-5 Melting point: 75 ° C Outside view: white powder crystallization