Acetone | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: wikipedia tts
Date: 2018-12-25

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetone


00:01:10 1 History
00:02:27 2 Metabolism
00:02:36 2.1 Biosynthesis
00:03:18 2.2 Metabolic use
00:04:07 3 Production
00:05:01 3.1 Current method
00:05:42 3.2 Older methods
00:06:30 4 Uses
00:06:48 4.1 Solvent
00:08:03 4.2 Chemical intermediate
00:09:42 4.3 Laboratory
00:10:45 4.4 Medical and cosmetic uses
00:11:38 4.5 Domestic and other niche uses
00:13:03 5 Safety
00:13:12 5.1 Flammability
00:14:24 5.2 Acetone peroxide
00:14:55 5.3 Health information
00:16:18 5.3.1 Toxicology
00:19:45 6 Environmental effects
00:20:46 7 Extraterrestrial occurrence



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SUMMARY
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Acetone (propanone) is the organic compound with the formula (CH3)2CO. It is a colorless, volatile, flammable liquid, and is the simplest and smallest ketone.
Acetone is miscible with water and serves as an important solvent in its own right, typically for cleaning purposes in laboratories. About 6.7 million tonnes were produced worldwide in 2010, mainly for use as a solvent and production of methyl methacrylate and bisphenol A. It is a common building block in organic chemistry. Familiar household uses of acetone are as the active ingredient in nail polish remover, and as paint thinner.
Acetone is produced and disposed of in the human body through normal metabolic processes. It is normally present in blood and urine. People with diabetes produce it in larger amounts. Reproductive toxicity tests show that it has low potential to cause reproductive problems. Ketogenic diets that increase ketones (acetone, β-hydroxybutyric acid and acetoacetic acid) in the blood are used to counter epileptic attacks in infants and children who suffer from recalcitrant refractory epilepsy.