4,4-DIMETHYL-2-CYCLOPENTEN-1-ONE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

174-175 °C

Boiling point:

158 °C (lit.)

Density 

0.903 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.457(lit.)

Flash point:

115 °F

storage temp. 

Store at -20°C

form 

Liquid

color 

Colorless to light yellow

Safety Information

Risk Statements 

10

Safety Statements 

16

RIDADR 

UN 1224 3/PG 3

WGK Germany 

3

HazardClass 

3.2

PackingGroup 

III

MSDS

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4,4-DIMETHYL-2-CYCLOPENTEN-1-ONE Usage And Synthesis

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 115, p. 10056, 1993 DOI: 10.1021/ja00075a022
Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 8, p. 208, 1993

General Description

4,4-Dimethyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one is an α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compound and was reported to exhibit the higher tumor-specific cytotoxicity against oral human normal and tumor cells. 4,4-Dimethyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one was identified as one of the constituents in the essential oil of Tagetes minuta L by GC-MS.

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