IUPAC name of diacetone ?

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Ernest Z.
Mar 14, 2018

I don't know of any compound called diacetone. However …

Explanation:

… Do you mean diacetyl? Its structure is

Diacetyl

Its IUPAC name is butane-2,3-dione.

There is also a compound called diacetone alcohol. Its structure is

Diacetone alcohol

Its IUPAC name is 4-hydroxy-4-methylpentan-2-one.

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