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Tropone

97%

Synonym(s):

2,4,6-Cycloheptatrien-1-one

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C7H6O
CAS Number:
539-80-0
Molecular Weight:
106.12
Beilstein:
1902335
EC Number:
208-725-6
MDL number:
MFCD00014331
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24855242
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

97%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.615 (lit.)

bp

113 °C/15 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.094 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

O=C1C=CC=CC=C1

InChI

1S/C7H6O/c8-7-5-3-1-2-4-6-7/h1-6H

InChI key

QVWDCTQRORVHHT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Metal-catalyzed [6+3] cycloaddition of tropone with azomethine ylides has been reported.

Application

Tropone has been used in synthesis of:
  • bicyclic δ-lactones via heterocyclic carbine-catalyzed [8+3] annulation pathway
  • 6,7-benzobicyclo [3.2.2] nona-3,6,8-trien-2-one via thermal addition to bezyne

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Young-Sun Do et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 74(2), 917-920 (2008-12-05)
A ring-expansion protocol that consisted of the 1,2-addition of various enolate nucleophiles to 6-trimethylsiloxy-2-cyclohexene-1-one (1) and the NaIO(4)-promoted oxidative ring opening of the resulting diols 2, followed by an intramolecular Knoevenagel condensation, furnished versatile dihydrotropones 6. Maintaining Z-configuration in the
Strahil Berkov et al.
Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. C, Journal of biosciences, 59(3-4), 184-186 (2004-07-10)
The alkaloid spectra of Datura innoxia plants grown in Egypt and Bulgaria were investigated by GC-MS. Thirty-eight alkaloids were detected in the roots, leaves and fruits of the plants. Five new alkaloids for D. innoxia are reported. Alkaloid spectra of
M Carmen Carreño et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), (8)(8), 1007-1009 (2005-02-19)
Synthesis of 4-aminotropones through a cyclization-ring expansion process occurs in a single step and with excellent yields from 4-amino-2,5-cyclohexadienones (p-quinamines) bearing a 4-sulfinyl or sulfonyl methyl group.
Reaction of tropone with benzyne. Formation and photoisomerization of 6, 7-benzobicyclo [3.2. 2] nona-3, 6, 8-trien-2-one.
Ciabattoni J, et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 89(11), 2778-2779 (1967)
Marie Varin et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 72(17), 6421-6426 (2007-07-28)
In this paper we report the rearrangement of spirocyclohexadienones into dihydrotropones in basic conditions as a new method for the preparation of seven-membered ring ketones, which are key building blocks for the synthesis of tropoloalkaloids. DFT calculations and deuterium labeling
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