1,3-Dihydroxyacetone dimer

CAS: 62147-49-3 | C3H6O3 | 90.08 g/mol

Catalog Number	Quantity
ALFJ60592.06	5 g

Catalog number ALFJ60592.06

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Chemical Identifiers

CAS455-19-6

IUPAC Name4-(trifluoromethyl)benzaldehyde

Molecular FormulaC8H5F3O

InChI KeyBEOBZEOPTQQELP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILESFC(F)(F)C1=CC=C(C=O)C=C1

Specifications

Assay (GC)≥96.0%

Appearance (Color)Clear colorless to pale yellow

FormLiquid

CommentMay form precipitate upon standing which does not affect use. Warm gently to redissolve solid.

Free acid (titration)≤1.5%

1,3-Dihydroxyacetone dimer is primarily used as an ingredient in sunless tanning products. It is a waterproof skin dye used to darken light or unpigmented areas of skin affected by vitiligo, scars or other causes.

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Applications
1,3-Dihydroxyacetone dimer is primarily used as an ingredient in sunless tanning products. It is a waterproof skin dye used to darken light or unpigmented areas of skin affected by vitiligo, scars or other causes.

Solubili

RUO – Research Use Only

General References:

Duncan Gardiner. The dimeric forms of some α-hydroxycarbonyl compounds. Carbohydr. Res. 1966, 2 (3),234-239 .
Varoujan A. Yaylayan.;Susan Harty-Majors.; Ashraf A. Ismail. Investigation of dl-glyceraldehyde-dihydroxyacetone interconversion by FTIR spectroscopy.Carbohydr. Res. 1999, 318 (1-4),20-25 .