2,3-hexanedione

Available forms:Yellow liquid

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Factory Export Top Purity 2,3-hexanedione 3848-24-6 In Stock

  • Molecular Formula:C6H10O2
  • Molecular Weight:114.144
  • Appearance/Colour:Yellow liquid 
  • Vapor Pressure:10 mm Hg ( 20 °C) 
  • Melting Point:-30 °C 
  • Refractive Index:n20/D 1.412(lit.)  
  • Boiling Point:124.971 °C at 760 mmHg 
  • Flash Point:32.778 °C 
  • PSA:34.14000 
  • Density:0.937 g/cm3 
  • LogP:0.94460 

2,3-Hexanedione(Cas 3848-24-6) Usage

Preparation

From propionyl aldehyde condensed over ethyl acetylacetate; the resulting product is then oxidized (H2O2 and sodium tungstate), hydrolyzed and finally decarboxylated to 2,3-dexanedione; from methyl butyl ketone and ethyl propyl ketone by way of the monoxime; also from acetoxy mesityl oxide

Air & Water Reactions

Highly flammable. Insoluble in water.

Reactivity Profile

2,3-HEXANEDIONE is incompatible with strong oxidizing agents and strong bases.

Fire Hazard

2,3-HEXANEDIONE is flammable.

Definition

ChEBI: An alpha-diketone that is hexane substituted by oxo groups at positions 2 and 3 respectively.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 50 ppm: creamy, fruity, toasted brown, caramellic notes.

General Description

Yellow liquid. Sharp penetrating odor in high concentrations. Sweet, aromatic odor when diluted.

InChI:InChI=1/C6H10O2/c1-3-4-6(8)5(2)7/h3-4H2,1-2H3

3848-24-6 Relevant articles

KINETICS AND MECHANISM OF OXIDATION OF SOME KETONES BY N-BROMOACETAMIDE

Singh, Bharat,Shrivastav, Rohit

, p. 2749 - 2756 (1986)

The kinetics of oxidation of n-butyl met...

Selective alkene oxidation with H2O2 and a heterogenized Mn catalyst: Epoxidation and a new entry to vicinal cis-diols

De Vos, Dirk E.,De Wildeman, Stefaan,Sels, Bert F.,Grobet, Piet J.,Jacobs, Pierre A.

, p. 980 - 983 (2007/10/03)

Covalent anchoring of 1,4-dimethyl-1,4,7...

The male pheromone of the old house borer Hylotrupes banjulus (L.) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae): Identification and female response

Fettkother,Dettner,Schroder,Meyer,Francke,Noldt

, p. 270 - 277 (2007/10/02)

We report here the identification of the...

Cobalt(II)-Catalyzed Reaction of Aldehydes with Acetic Anhydride under an Oxygen Atmosphere: Scope and Mechanism

Bhatia, Beena,Punniyamurthy, T.,Iqbal, Javed

, p. 5518 - 5523 (2007/10/02)

The reaction of aldehydes with acetic an...

Cobalt(II) Chloride Catalysed Coupling of Acetic Anhydride with Aldehydes. A Novel Synthesis of Asymmetrical 1,2-Diones

Ahmad, Saeed,Iqbal, Javed

, p. 692 - 693 (2007/10/02)

Cobalt(II) chloride in acetonitrile effi...

3848-24-6 Process route

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