1-hydroxy-1-phenylacetone Chemical Properties

Melting point:

123-124 °C

Boiling point:

253℃

Density 

1.119

Flash point:

105℃

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

Chloroform (Slightly), Ethanol (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

form 

Oil

pka

12.33±0.20(Predicted)

color 

Yellow

Safety Information

HS Code 

2914409000

1-hydroxy-1-phenylacetone Usage And Synthesis

Uses

L-Phenylacetylcarbinol ( (L-PAC) obtained by biotransformation of benzaldehyde.

Definition

ChEBI: 1-hydroxy-1-phenylpropan-2-one is a secondary alpha-hydroxy ketone that is benzene which is substituted by a 1-hydroxy-2-oxopropyl group at position 1. It is a secondary alpha-hydroxy ketone, a member of benzenes and a methyl ketone.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 95, p. 2694, 1973 DOI: 10.1021/ja00789a053
Synthetic Communications, 22, p. 1523, 1992 DOI: 10.1080/00397919208021623

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