Kethoxal

Kethoxal
Names
	IUPAC name 3-Ethoxy-1,1-dihydroxy-2-butanone
	Other names 3-Ethoxy-2-oxobutyraldehyde hydrate
Identifiers
CAS Number	27762-78-3 ; 3688-37-7 (anhydrous) ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:59052;
ChemSpider	31346;
ECHA InfoCard	100.215.334
KEGG	D04651;
MeSH	C005135
PubChem CID	34006;
UNII	E00MDP82S4 ; 2HAV7G194P (anhydrous) ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90950449 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C6H12O4/c1-3-10-4(2)5(7)6(8)9/h4,6,8-9H,3H2,1-2H3 Key: YRCRRHNVYVFNTM-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES CCOC(C)C(=O)C(O)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H12O4
Molar mass	148.158 g·mol−1
Appearance	Pale yellow syrup
Boiling point	145 °C (293 °F; 418 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Kethoxal (3-ethoxy-1,1-dihydroxy-2-butanone) is an organic compound that has antiviral and anaplasmosis properties. It also forms a stable covalent adduct with guanine, which makes it useful for nucleic acid structure determination.