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2-Methylcyclopentane-1,3-dione

Catalog No. A13936 Name Alfa Aesar
CAS Number 765-69-5 Website
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Purity 98% Email
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SYNONYMS

Title
2-甲基环戊烷-1,3-二酮
IUPAC name
2-methylcyclopentane-1,3-dione
IUPAC Traditional name
2-methylcyclopentane-1,3-dione

DATABASE IDS

MDL Number MFCD00001406
Beilstein Number 1237255
EC Number 212-153-2
CAS Number 765-69-5

PROPERTIES

Purity 98%
Melting Point 212-216°C
TSCA Listed

DETAILS

REFERENCES

  • Valuable intermediate for steroid synthesis. For a review, see: Synthesis, 477 (1989). Condensation with methyl vinyl ketone and proline-catalyzed asymmetric aldol cyclization of the product gives a diketone useful in steroid and prostaglandin synthesis: Org. Synth. Coll., 7, 363 (1990):