4-octanone

Structural formula
General
Surname	4-octanone
other names	Octan-4-one Butyl propyl ketone Propyl butyl ketone Propyl- n- butyl ketone
Molecular formula	C 8 H 16 O
Brief description	colorless liquid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 589-63-9 EC number 209-655-9 ECHA InfoCard 100.008.779 PubChem 11516 Wikidata Q20054538
properties
Molar mass	128.216 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	0.8146 g cm −3 (25 ° C)
boiling point	163 ° C
solubility	almost insoluble in water miscible with ethanol
Refractive index	1.4173 (14 ° C)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution H and P phrases H: 226-319 P: 305 + 351 + 338
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

4-Octanone is a chemical compound from the group of dialkyl ketones .

Extraction and presentation

4-Octanone can be obtained by reacting 1-hexen-3-one with lithium diethyl copper or 1-hepten-3-one with lithium dimethyl copper .

properties

4-Octanone is a colorless liquid that is practically insoluble in water.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry on 4-octanone at TCI Europe, accessed on May 4, 2015.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} data sheet 4-Octanon, Aldrich at Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on May 4, 2015 ( PDF ).
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} David R. Lide, GWA Milne: Handbook of Data on Common Organic Compounds: . CRC Press, 1995, ISBN 978-0-8493-0404-0 , pp. 1577 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
4. ↑ ^{a b} William M. Haynes: CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 95th Edition: . CRC Press, 2014, ISBN 978-1-4822-0868-9 , pp. 70 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
5. ↑ William Brown, Christopher Foote, Brent Iverson, Eric Anslyn: Organic Chemistry, Enhanced Edition: . Cengage Learning, 2010, ISBN 978-0-538-49675-9 , pp. 754 ( limited preview in Google Book search).