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Mesityl oxide

technical grade, 90%

Synonym(s):

4-Methyl-3-penten-2-one

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)2C=CHCOCH3
CAS Number:
141-79-7
Molecular Weight:
98.14
Beilstein:
1361550
EC Number:
205-502-5
MDL number:
MFCD00008900
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24856998
NACRES:
NA.22

grade

technical grade

Quality Level

100

Assay

90%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.442 (lit.)

bp

130 °C (lit.)

mp

-41.5 °C (lit.)

density

0.858 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

C\C(C)=C\C(C)=O

InChI

1S/C6H10O/c1-5(2)4-6(3)7/h4H,1-3H3

InChI key

SHOJXDKTYKFBRD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Zinc chloride-catalyzed condensation of mesityl oxide with ethyl acetoacetate has been reported.

Application

Mesityl oxide has been used:
  • in the synthesis of 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,3,3-trimethyldipyrrin, a crucial building block in the rational synthesis of chlorins and oxochlorins
  • as neutral marker in the preparation of imidazole-coated capillary column for electrophoresis

Pictograms

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GHS02,GHS06

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

87.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

31 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Marcin Ptaszek et al.
Organic process research & development, 9(5), 651-659 (2005-01-01)
2,3,4,5-Tetrahydro-1,3,3-trimethyldipyrrin (1) is a crucial building block in the rational synthesis of chlorins and oxochlorins. The prior 5-step synthesis of 1 from pyrrole-2-carboxaldehyde (2) employed relatively simple and well-known reactions yet suffered from several drawbacks, including limited scale (>/= 0.5
Condensation of mesityl oxide with acetoacetic ester.
Surmatis JD, et al.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 35(4), 1053-1056 (1970)
C Y Liu et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 897(1-2), 383-392 (2000-12-29)
An imidazole-coated capillary column for electrophoresis has been prepared by means of organosilanization. With mesityl oxide as neutral marker, the results indicated that the electroosmotic flow of the bonded phase displays a dramatic difference in pH dependence in comparison with
Scott E Denmark et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 71(4), 1668-1676 (2006-02-14)
The mechanism of the formation of substituted quinolines from anilines and alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones has been studied by the use of 13C-labeled ketones in cross-over experiments. In the reaction of doubly labeled 13C(2,4) mesityl oxide, a 100% scrambling of the label
I Z Atamna et al.
Journal of chromatography, 588(1-2), 315-320 (1991-12-27)
Expressions are formulated for the prediction of solute migration time and resolution as a function applied voltage and buffer concentration in capillary zone electrophoresis. The resolution equation assumes that solute diffusion is the only operative zone-broadening mechanism. A resolution surface
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