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D183407

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2,6-Dimethyl-γ-pyrone

99%

Synonym(s):

2,6-Dimethyl-4H-pyran-4-one

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C7H8O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
124.14
Beilstein:
107418
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

99%

form

solid

bp

248-250 °C (lit.)

mp

133-137 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC1=CC(=O)C=C(C)O1

InChI

1S/C7H8O2/c1-5-3-7(8)4-6(2)9-5/h3-4H,1-2H3

InChI key

VSYFZULSKMFUJJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

2,6-Dimethyl-γ-pyrone can be used as a starting material to prepare:
  • C16-C28 spiroketal fragment of altohyrtin A.
  • 1-Ethyl-2,6-dimethyl-4-hydroxy pyridinium halides.
  • 2-{2,6-Bis-[2-(4-dimethylamino-phenyl)-vinyl]-pyran-4-ylidene}-malononitrile, applicable in two-photon technology.
  • Pyran-derived polyurethanes for nonlinear optical (NLO) applications.

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Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Two-photon absorption properties of malononitrile derivatives
Zhao Y, et al.
Optical Materials, 29(9), 1206-1210 (2007)
Synthesis, structural, thermal and optical studies of 1-ethyl-2, 6-dimethyl-4-hydroxy pyridinium halides
Dhanuskodi S, et al.
Spectrochimica Acta. Part A, Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 64(2), 504-511 (2006)
Synthesis of the C16-C28 Spiroketal Subunit of Spongistatin 1 (Altohyrtin A): The Pyrone Approach
Crimmins MT and Katz JD
Organic Letters, 2(7), 957-960 (2000)
Synthesis and second-harmonic generation study of DCM-containing polyurethane
Yoon C-B, et al.
Synthetic Metals, 117(1-3), 233-235 (2001)
Karen A Nolan et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 16(24), 6246-6254 (2006-10-03)
From in silico docking and COMPARE analysis, novel inhibitors of human NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase (NQO1) have been identified from the NCI compound database, the most potent of which has an observed IC(50) of 0.7muM. The inhibitors exhibit a diverse range

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