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Sigma-Aldrich

5-Methyl-3-heptanone

≥94% (GC)

Synonym(s):

Ethyl isoamyl ketone

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2COCH2CH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
128.21
Beilstein:
506345
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

≥94% (GC)

refractive index

n20/D 1.414 (lit.)

bp

157-162 °C (lit.)

density

0.823 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCC(C)CC(=O)CC

InChI

1S/C8H16O/c1-4-7(3)6-8(9)5-2/h7H,4-6H2,1-3H3

InChI key

PSBKJPTZCVYXSD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

  • 5-Methyl-3-heptanone can be converted into the corresponding gem-dihydroperoxide using aqueous hydrogen peroxide and chlorosulfonic acid as a catalyst at room temperature.
  • It can be reduced to its corresponding alcohol using sodium borohydride in urea/choline chloride eutectic salt.
  • It can undergo condensation with tert-butyl-sulfinamide to form the corresponding chiral tert-butyl-sulfinyl-ketimine, which can further react with ylides derived from trimethylsulfonium iodide and S-allyl tetrahydrothiophenium bromide to form highly substituted chiral aziridines.

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Signal Word

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

111.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

44 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Natural deep eutectic salt promoted regioselective reduction of epoxides and carbonyl compounds.
Azizi N, et al.
Royal Society of Chemistry Advances, 2(6), 2289-2293 (2012)
Direct synthesis of chiral aziridines from N-tert-butyl-sulfinylketimines.
Morton D, et al.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England), (17), 1833-1835 (2006)
An efficient synthesis of gem-dihydroperoxides and 1, 2, 4, 5-tetraoxanes catalyzed bychlorosulfonic acid as a new catalyst.?
Khosravi K and Asgari A
JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN CHEMISTRY, 11(3), 3381-3390 (2015)
Denis Schenkel et al.
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