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Catalog number A14537.18
also known as A14537-18
Price (USD)/ Each
59.40
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Quantity:
50 g
Price (USD)/ Each
59.40
Benzoylacetone, 98+%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
Catalog numberA14537.18
Price (USD)/ Each
59.40
-
Chemical Identifiers
CAS93-91-4
IUPAC Name1-phenylbutane-1,3-dione
Molecular FormulaC10H10O2
InChI KeyCVBUKMMMRLOKQR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILESCC(=O)CC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1
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Specifications
Specification Sheet
Specification SheetFormCrystals or powder or crystalline powder
Melting Point (clear melt)53.0-60.0?C
Appearance (Color)White to pale cream to pale yellow to pale brown
Assay (GC)≥98.0%
Benzoylacetone has been used as a 1,3-dicarbonyl compound model for studying keto-enol equilibria in aqueous acid and micellar solutions. Additionally, it has been studied using gas-phase electron diffraction and quantum chemistry. It is used as pharmaceutical intermediates.
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Applications
Benzoylacetone has been used as a 1,3-dicarbonyl compound model for studying keto-enol equilibria in aqueous acid and micellar solutions. Additionally, it has been studied using gas-phase electron diffraction and quantum chemistry. It is used as pharmaceutical intermediates.
Solubility
Insoluble in water.
Notes
Stable under recommended storage conditions. Incompatible with oxidizing agents.
Benzoylacetone has been used as a 1,3-dicarbonyl compound model for studying keto-enol equilibria in aqueous acid and micellar solutions. Additionally, it has been studied using gas-phase electron diffraction and quantum chemistry. It is used as pharmaceutical intermediates.
Solubility
Insoluble in water.
Notes
Stable under recommended storage conditions. Incompatible with oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Maxwell L.Eidinoff. Dissociation constants of acetylacetone, ethyl acetoacetate and benzoylacetone. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1945, 67, (12),2072-2073
- Emilia Iglesias. Enolization of benzoylacetone in aqueous surfactant solutions: A novel method for determining enolization constants. J. Phys. Chem. 1996, 100, (30),12592-12599
- Dimetallated derivatives react with electrophiles preferentially at the terminal position; e.g. arylation by 2-chloroquinoline: J. Org. Chem., 37, 3199 (1972); J. Am. Chem. Soc., 97, 374 (1975). Reaction with aromatic esters gives 1,3-diaryl-1,3,5-pentanetriones, which can be cyclized with acid to -pyrones: Org. Synth. Coll., 5, 718, 721 (1973):