Methoxyacetone

Structural formula
General
Surname	Methoxyacetone
other names	1-methoxy-2-propanone
Molecular formula	C 4 H 8 O 2
Brief description	yellow odorless liquid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 5878-19-3 EC number 227-549-0 ECHA InfoCard 100.025.044 PubChem 22172 Wikidata Q54347164
properties
Molar mass	88.11 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	0.957 g cm −3
boiling point	118 ° C
solubility	miscible with water
Refractive index	1.397 (20 ° C)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution H and P phrases H: 226 P: 210
Toxicological data	8590 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 ,  rat ,  oral )
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

1. ↑ ^{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) .
2. ↑ ^{a b} Datasheet Methoxyacetone, 95% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on May 27, 2018 ( PDF ).
3. ↑ Google Patents: US6232505B1 - Methoxyacetone preparation - Google Patents , accessed May 27, 2018.
4. ^ 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 .