Das Aceton, or The Acetone, is a German Alchemical text written by Dr. Christian August Becker in 1862. It was originally published in 1862, with a second edition in 1867. Das Aceton is perhaps the only Alchemical work largely devoted to the study of the Philosophical acetone. The chemical acetone is the organic compound. It is the simplest ketone; a colorless, volatile, flammable liquid. The chemical acetone is very likely not the same as the Philosophical acetone.