1,3-Dihydroxyacetone dimer
1,3-Dihydroxyacetone dimer
1,3-Dihydroxyacetone dimer
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1,3-Dihydroxyacetone dimer

CAS: 62147-49-3 | C3H6O3 | 90.08 g/mol
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J60592.06
also known as J60592-06
5 g
Catalog number J60592.06
also known as J60592-06
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Chemical Identifiers
CAS62147-49-3
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Appearance (Color)White to pale cream
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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.

This Thermo Scientific brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific.

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.

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RUO – Research Use Only

General References:

  1. Duncan Gardiner. The dimeric forms of some α-hydroxycarbonyl compounds. Carbohydr. Res. 1966, 2 (3),234-239 .
  2. 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 .