|  | ACETOXYACETONE Basic information |  
  
 |  | ACETOXYACETONE Chemical Properties |  
 | Melting point  | 74.0-75.5 °C |  | Boiling point  | 174-176 °C(lit.) |  | density  | 1.075 g/mL at 20 °C(lit.) |  | refractive index  | n20/D 1.415 |  | Fp  | 71 °C |  | storage temp.  | Keep in dark place,Inert atmosphere,Room temperature |  | solubility  | Soluble in diethyl ether, ethyl acetate and dichloromethane. |  | form  | Liquid |  | color  | Clear pale yellow to amber |  | Odor | fruity buttery dairy nutty |  | Odor Type | fruity |  | BRN  | 1749857 |  | LogP | -0.296 (est) |  | CAS DataBase Reference | 592-20-1(CAS DataBase Reference) |  | EPA Substance Registry System | 2-Propanone, 1-(acetyloxy)- (592-20-1) |  
  
| Safety Statements  | 23-24/25 |  | WGK Germany  | 3 |  | TSCA  | Yes |  | HS Code  | 29153900 |  
  
 |  | ACETOXYACETONE Usage And Synthesis |  
 | Chemical Properties | Clear pale yellow to amber liquid |  | Uses | Acetoxyacetone is an building block in the synthesis of various pharmaceutical and organic compounds. |  | Definition | ChEBI: Acetoxyacetone is a carboxylic ester and a ketone. |  | Synthesis Reference(s) | The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 57, p. 4263, 1992 DOI: 10.1021/jo00041a036 |  | Purification Methods | Distil it in a vacuum, then redistil it at atmospheric pressure. It is miscible with H2O, but is slowly decomposed by it. Store it in a dry atmosphere. The 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone has m 115-115.5o (from CHCl3/hexane). [Perkin Jr J Chem Soc 59 789 1891, Reich & Samuels J Org Chem 21 68 1956, Nef Justus Liebigs Ann Chem 335 260 1904, Beilstein 2 IV 297.] |  
  
 |  | ACETOXYACETONE Preparation Products And Raw materials |  
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