Acetone
67-64-1 · .beta.-Ketopropane · 2-propanal · 2-propanone · 2propanone · Aceton · Acetone · ACETONE (1,1,1,3,3,3-D6) · Acetone (natural) · Acetone (NF) · Acetone ACS · Acetone ACS low benzene · Acetone HPLC grade · Acetone oil · Acetone SpS · Acetone, ACS reagent · Acetone, ACS reagent, >=99.5% · Acetone, analytical standard · Acetone, for HPLC · Acetone, for HPLC, >=99.8% · Acetone, for HPLC, >=99.9% · Acetone, histological grade · Acetone-2-(1)(3)C · b-Ketopropane · beta-Ketopropane · Bio acetone · CAS-67-64-1 · Caswell No. 004 · CCRIS 5953 · CH3COCH3 · Chevron acetone · Dimethyl formaldehyde · Dimethyl ketone · dimethylcetone · Dimethylformaldehyde · Dimethylketal · Dimethylketon · dimethylketone · EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 004101 · FEMA No. 3326 · HSDB 41 · isopropanal · Ketone propane · Ketone, dimethyl · Ketone, dimethyl- · Methyl ketone · methyl methyl ketone · methyl-ketone · methylketone · propan-2-one · Propanon · propanone · propanone (acetone) · Pyroacetic acid · Pyroacetic ether · RCRA waste no. U002 · RCRA waste number U002 · Sasetone · Taimax · TAK - Toxic Alcohols · propan-2-one · AcetoneCAS 67-64-1
Acetone is a solvent used to extract and process food ingredients, and is removed before the food is finished rather than remaining in it.
Where it is and isn’t permitted
| Jurisdiction | Status | Scope and limits | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Permitted, with conditions | 21 CFR 173.210retrieved 2026-09-07 | |
| Codex Alimentarius | Not listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited. |
What it is made from
Produced industrially as a co-product of phenol manufacture from petroleum feedstocks. It also occurs naturally in the body as a product of fat metabolism.
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- CAS registry number
- 67-64-1
- InChIKey
- CSCPPACGZOOCGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem
- CID 180
Every name it appears under
62 recorded names. A label may use any of them.
CAS registry number
- 67-64-1
As it appears in regulation
- Acetone
Other names
- .beta.-Ketopropane
- 2-propanal
- 2-propanone
- 2propanone
- Aceton
- Acetone
- ACETONE (1,1,1,3,3,3-D6)
- Acetone (natural)
- Acetone (NF)
- Acetone ACS
- Acetone ACS low benzene
- Acetone HPLC grade
- Acetone oil
- Acetone SpS
- Acetone, ACS reagent
- Acetone, ACS reagent, >=99.5%
- Acetone, analytical standard
- Acetone, for HPLC
- Acetone, for HPLC, >=99.8%
- Acetone, for HPLC, >=99.9%
- Acetone, histological grade
- Acetone-2-(1)(3)C
- b-Ketopropane
- beta-Ketopropane
- Bio acetone
- CAS-67-64-1
- Caswell No. 004
- CCRIS 5953
- CH3COCH3
- Chevron acetone
- Dimethyl formaldehyde
- Dimethyl ketone
- dimethylcetone
- Dimethylformaldehyde
- Dimethylketal
- Dimethylketon
- dimethylketone
- EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 004101
- FEMA No. 3326
- HSDB 41
- isopropanal
- Ketone propane
- Ketone, dimethyl
- Ketone, dimethyl-
- Methyl ketone
- methyl methyl ketone
- methyl-ketone
- methylketone
- propan-2-one
- Propanon
- propanone
- propanone (acetone)
- Pyroacetic acid
- Pyroacetic ether
- RCRA waste no. U002
- RCRA waste number U002
- Sasetone
- Taimax
- TAK - Toxic Alcohols
Systematic names
- propan-2-one
Hazard reference values
| Type | Value | Population | Assessed by | Opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADI | 0.9 mg/kg bw/day | consumers | EFSA CONTAM | 2012 |
Evidence and how bodies read it
Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated by hand rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.
Sources for this page
- ecfr retrieved 2026-09-07
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