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Phenylacetone

99%

Synonym(s):

Benzyl methyl ketone, Phenyl-2-propanone

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Linear Formula:
C6H5CH2COCH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
134.18
Beilstein:
742120
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
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Assay

99%

form

liquid

drug control

USDEA Schedule II

availability

available only in EU

density

1.003 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(=O)Cc1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C9H10O/c1-8(10)7-9-5-3-2-4-6-9/h2-6H,7H2,1H3

InChI key

QCCDLTOVEPVEJK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Phenylacetone is the immediate precursor for clandestine production of amphetamine and methamphetamine[1]. Phenylacetone on anaerobic incubations with rat liver mitochondria gets reduced to phenylisopropanol[2].

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

194.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

90 °C - closed cup

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Hugo L van Beek et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 48(27), 3288-3290 (2012-01-31)
The thermostable Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenase (BVMO) phenylacetone monooxygenase (PAMO) is used as a scaffold to introduce novel selectivities from other BVMOs or the metagenome by structure-inspired subdomain exchanges. This yields biocatalysts with new preferences in the oxidation of sulfides and the
Sudaporn Wongwan et al.
Electrophoresis, 31(9), 1475-1481 (2010-04-02)
A CE assay for the simultaneous determination of charged and uncharged potential impurities (1S,2S-(+)-norpseudoephedrine, 1R,2S-(-)-norephedrine, phenylacetone and phenylacetone oxime) of dexamphetamine sulfate including the stereoisomer levoamphetamine was developed and validated. The optimized background electrolyte consisted of a 50 mM sodium
Pushkar Shejwalkar et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 15(4), 2631-2650 (2010-04-30)
New phosphoramidite complexes of iron were synthesized and structurally characterized. Reaction of the known chiral phosphoramidites (RO)2PNR'2 (R = binaphthyl, R' = CH3, 1a; R = binaphthyl, R' = benzyl, 1b) with [FeBr(Cp)(CO)2] afforded the title compounds [FeBr(Cp)(CO)(1a,b)] (4a,b) in
W Krawczyk et al.
Bulletin on narcotics, 57(1-2), 33-62 (2005-01-01)
1-Phenyl-2-propanone (P-2-P), also known as benzyl methyl ketone (BMK), is the main precursor used in amphetamine synthesis. In recent years, the number of seizures of P-2-P from both licit and illicit drug manufacture has increased. The present article comprises a
S Schneiders et al.
Science & justice : journal of the Forensic Science Society, 49(2), 94-101 (2009-07-18)
The isotope ratios of amphetamine type stimulants (ATS) depend as well on the precursor as the synthetic pathway. For clandestine production of amphetamine and methamphetamine, 1-phenyl-2-propanone (P2P, benzylmethylketone) is a commonly used precursor. Our aim was to determine the variation

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