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M87509

Sigma-Aldrich

3-Buten-2-one

contains 0.3-1.0% hydroquinone as stabilizer, technical grade, 90%

Synonym(s):

Methyl vinyl ketone, Vinyl methyl ketone

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Linear Formula:
CH2=CHCOCH3
CAS Number:
78-94-4
Molecular Weight:
70.09
Beilstein:
506021
MDL number:
MFCD00008777
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24897283
NACRES:
NA.22

grade

technical grade

Quality Level

200

vapor density

1.3 (vs air)

vapor pressure

310 mmHg ( 55 °C)
71 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

90%

form

liquid

contains

0.3-1.0% hydroquinone as stabilizer

expl. lim.

15.64 %

impurities

<7% water

refractive index

n20/D 1.411 (lit.)

bp

81 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: soluble

density

0.864 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC(=O)C=C

InChI

1S/C4H6O/c1-3-4(2)5/h3H,1H2,2H3

InChI key

FUSUHKVFWTUUBE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

3-Buten-2-one can undergo conjugate addition with methanol over the solid base catalysts to afford 4-methoxy-butan-2-one. It can also undergo coupling reaction with alkyltins and alkynes in the presence of a nickel complex to form stereo-defined conjugated enynes.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Dermal - Acute Tox. 1 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Corr. 1B - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

19.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-7 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

FSL

Group 4: Flammable liquids
Type 1 petroleums
Hazardous rank II
Water soluble liquid

ISHL Indicated Name

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ISHL Notified Names

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

JAN Code

M87509-VAR:
M87509-100ML:4548173945712
M87509-10KG:
M87509-BULK:
M87509-500ML:

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCCG3295
BCCG3294
BCCF0321
BCCC5804
BCCC4910

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Synthesis of stereodefined enynes by the nickel-catalyzed coupling reaction of alkynyltins, alkynes, and enones.
Ikeda SI
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 116(13), 5975-5976 (1994)
Conjugate addition of methanol to 3-buten-2-one over solid base catalysts.
Kabashima H, et al.
Applied Catalysis A: General, 214(1), 121-124 (2001)
Qing Zhong et al.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 241(1), 1-13 (2009-08-18)
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Hyun Joo Lee et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 17(6), 7523-7532 (2012-06-20)
The enantioselective conjugate addition reaction of 3-aryl-substituted oxindoles with methyl vinyl ketone promoted by binaphthyl-modified bifunctional organocatalysts was investigated. The corresponding Michael adducts, containing a quaternary center at the C3-position of the oxindoles, were generally obtained in high yields with
Quan Cai et al.
Organic letters, 14(12), 3040-3043 (2012-05-26)
A formal [4 + 2] cycloaddition of 2,3-disubstituted indoles with vinyl methyl ketone was realized in the presence of a catalytic amount of quinine-derived primary amine and pentafluorobenzoic acid. This method provides bridged-ring indoline scaffolds containing two quaternary carbon centers
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