Methoxyacetone
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Surname | Methoxyacetone | |||||||||||||||
other names |
1-methoxy-2-propanone |
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Molecular formula | C 4 H 8 O 2 | |||||||||||||||
Brief description |
yellow odorless liquid |
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properties | ||||||||||||||||
Molar mass | 88.11 g mol −1 | |||||||||||||||
Physical state |
liquid |
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density |
0.957 g cm −3 |
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boiling point |
118 ° C |
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solubility |
miscible with water |
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Refractive index |
1.397 (20 ° C) |
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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 |
Methoxyacetone is a chemical compound from the group of substituted ketones .
Extraction and presentation
Methoxyacetone can be obtained by oxidizing 1-methoxy-2-propanol in the liquid phase using aqueous hydrogen peroxide and a transition metal catalyst .
properties
Methoxyacetone is a yellow odorless liquid that is miscible with water.
use
Methoxyacetone is used as an intermediate in the synthesis of other chemical compounds (for example metolachlor ).
safety instructions
The vapors of methoxyacetone can form an explosive mixture with air ( flash point 25 ° C).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Entry on methoxyacetone in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on May 27, 2018(JavaScript required) .
- ↑ a b Datasheet Methoxyacetone, 95% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on May 27, 2018 ( PDF ).
- ↑ Google Patents: US6232505B1 - Methoxyacetone preparation - Google Patents , accessed May 27, 2018.
- ^ Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, Volume 108, 1997, pp. 407–414, Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis Dehydrogenation of methoxyisopropanol to methoxyacetone on supported bimetallic Cu-Zn catalysts, MV Landau, SB Kogan, M. Herskowitz, doi : 10.1016 / S0167-2991 (97) 80931-7 .