Propiophenone

Structural formula
General
Surname	Propiophenone
other names	Ethyl phenyl ketone Phenyl ethyl ketone
Molecular formula	C 9 H 10 O
Brief description	colorless liquid with a characteristic odor
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 93-55-0 EC number 202-257-6 ECHA InfoCard 100.002.053 PubChem 7148 Wikidata Q415446
properties
Molar mass	134.18 g mol −1
Physical state	Liquid above 21 ° C, solid below
density	1.01 g cm −3
Melting point	21 ° C
boiling point	218 ° C
Vapor pressure	1.33 h Pa (20 ° C)
solubility	poor in water (2 g l −1 at 20 ° C)
Refractive index	1.5269 (20 ° C)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances no GHS pictograms H and P phrases H: no H-phrases P: no P-phrases
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

Propiophenone is an aromatic organic-chemical compound and belongs to the ketones .

It can be made by Friedel-Crafts acylation of benzene with propionyl chloride . The Lewis acid aluminum chloride  (AlCl ₃ ) acts as a catalyst .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Entry on propiophenone in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on July 28, 2017(JavaScript required) .
2. ↑ David R. Lide (Ed.): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . 90th edition. (Internet version: 2010), CRC Press / Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL, Physical Constants of Organic Compounds, pp. 3-432.

See also

• Acetophenone