4,4'-Dimethylbenzophenone Chemical Properties

Melting point:

90-93 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

200 °C17 mm Hg(lit.)

Density 

1.0232 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5361 (estimate)

Flash point:

200°C/17mm

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

form 

Crystalline Powder

color 

Pale brown

Water Solubility 

Insoluble in water.

BRN 

1240527

InChI

InChI=1S/C15H14O/c1-11-3-7-13(8-4-11)15(16)14-9-5-12(2)6-10-14/h3-10H,1-2H3

InChIKey

ZWPWLKXZYNXATK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C1=CC=C(C)C=C1)(C1=CC=C(C)C=C1)=O

CAS DataBase Reference

611-97-2(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

4,4'-Dimethyl benzophenone(611-97-2)

EPA Substance Registry System

Methanone, bis(4-methylphenyl)- (611-97-2)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

22-24/25-36/37-26

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29143990

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4,4'-Dimethylbenzophenone Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Pale brown crystalline powder

Uses

4,4'-Dimethylbenzophenone is used as catalytic agent and petrochemical additive. It is also used as pharmaceutical intermediates.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Tetrahedron, 50, p. 12821, 1994 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(01)81203-5
Tetrahedron Letters, 27, p. 3911, 1986 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)83914-3

General Description

4,4′-Dimethylbenzophenone reacts with bis(trichlorotitanium phenoxide), a bidentate Lewis acid, to form a crystalline complex.

Purification Methods

Purify the benzophenone by zone refining or distllation, preferably in a vacuum. [Beilstein 7 III 2181, 7 IV 1434.]

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