4-Phenyl-2-butanone be used as an attractant for melon flies and as an odorant for soap. It is also used in the preparation of 4-oxocyclohexanecarbaldehyde derivatives.
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Applications
4-Phenyl-2-butanone be used as an attractant for melon flies and as an odorant for soap. It is also used in the preparation of 4-oxocyclohexanecarbaldehyde derivatives.
Solubility
Not miscible in water.
Notes
Stable under recommended storage conditions. Incompatible with oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Melvin S.Newman; Gideon Fraenkel; Walter N.Kirn. The reactions of 4-phenyl-2-butanone and 5-phenyl-2-pentanone with phosphorus pentachloride1. J. Org. Chem. 1963, 28,(7), 1851-1853.
- John B.Melpolder; Richard F.Heck. Palladium-catalyzed arylation of allylic alcohols with aryl halides. J. Org. Chem. 1976, 41,(2), 265-272.