PHLOROBENZOPHENONE Property

Melting point:

170–171°C

Boiling point:

332.2°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.2683 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.4977 (estimate)

Water Solubility 

3.1g/L(22 ºC)

EPA Substance Registry System

Methanone, phenyl(2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl)- (3555-86-0)

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

PHLOROBENZOPHENONE Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Definition

ChEBI: A benzenetriol that is benzophenone in which one of the phenyl groups is substituted at by hydroxy groups at positions 2, 4, and 6.

Preparation

Preparation by Fries rearrangement of phloroglucinol tribenzoate with aluminium chloride at 160–170° for 2 h (95%).

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 89, p. 6734, 1967 DOI: 10.1021/ja01001a060
Tetrahedron, 26, p. 5255, 1970 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(01)98735-6