Hydroxyacetone, also known as acetol, is the organic chemical with the formula CH 3 C (O)CH 2 OH. It consists of a primary alcohol substituent on acetone. It is an α -hydroxyketone, also called a ketol, and is the simplest hydroxy ketone structure. It is a colorless, distillable liquid. It is produced commercially by dehydration of glycerol. [4]