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2,3-Butanedione

Catalog No. A14217 Name Alfa Aesar
CAS Number 431-03-8 Website
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Purity 99% Email
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SYNONYMS

Title
2,3-丁烷二酮
IUPAC name
butane-2,3-dione
IUPAC Traditional name
diacetyl
Synonyms
Diacetyl
Biacetyl

DATABASE IDS

Beilstein Number 605398
CAS Number 431-03-8
MDL Number MFCD00008756
Merck Index 142966
EC Number 207-069-8

PROPERTIES

Purity 99%
Boiling Point 87-88°C
Density 0.983
Flash Point 10°C(50°F)
Melting Point -3°C
Refractive Index 1.3950
GHS Pictograms GHS02
GHS Pictograms GHS07
GHS Hazard statements H225-H302-H332-H315-H319
European Hazard Symbols X
European Hazard Symbols Flammable Flammable (F)
GHS Precautionary statements P210-P241-P303+P361+P353-P305+P351+P338-P403+P235-P501A
Risk Statements 11-20/22-36/38
RTECS EK2625000
Safety Statements 16-26-36/37
TSCA Listed
Hazard Class 3
UN Number UN2346
Packing Group II

DETAILS

REFERENCES

  • Sensitizer for the photochemical epoxidation of alkenes: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 98, 4193 (1976).
  • Like 1,2-Cyclohexanedione, A14401, has been used by Ley's group in combination with trimethyl orthoformate and camphorsulfonic acid for the protection of trans-1,2-diols as cyclic diacetals. The method is particularly applicable to the carbohydrate field: Synlett, 793 (1996); J. Chem. Soc., Perkin 1, 2023 (1997). See also 9,10-Phenanthrenequinone, A11762.