4-Methoxybenzophenone Chemical Properties

Melting point:

60-63 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

354-356 °C (lit.)

Density 

1.1035 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.6000 (estimate)

Flash point:

354-356°C

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

almost transparency in Methanol

form 

Crystalline Solid

color 

White to yellow-orange

Water Solubility 

Insoluble in water.

BRN 

1104713

CAS DataBase Reference

611-94-9(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Methanone, (4-methoxyphenyl)phenyl-(611-94-9)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Safety Statements 

22-24/25

WGK Germany 

2

RTECS 

PC4962500

Hazard Note 

Irritant

HS Code 

29145000

MSDS

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4-Methoxybenzophenone Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

WHITE TO YELLOW-ORANGE CRYSTALLINE SOLID

Uses

4-Methoxybenzophenone and its analogues showed diverse plant growth-regulating actions such as inhibition of shoot and root growth, induction of chlorosis, and a disturbance in phototropism or geotropism. It is also used as a photo polymerization catalyst.

Preparation

Obtained by reaction of 4-methoxybenzoyl chloride with benzene in the presence –of aluminium chloride.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Chemistry Letters, 6, p. 1099, 1977
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 110, p. 1556, 1988
Tetrahedron Letters, 40, p. 3109, 1999 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)00476-1

4-Methoxybenzophenone(611-94-9)Related Product Information

• (Trifluoromethoxy)benzene
• Acetaldehyde
• 2-Methylbenzophenone
• Benzophenone
• 4-Methylbenzophenone
• 3-Methylbenzophenone
• 4-Benzoylbiphenyl
• PHENYL VALERATE
• 4,4'-Dimethylbenzophenone
• 4-Hydroxybenzophenone
• Phenylacetic acid
• FRANGULIN B
• FRANGULIN A
• STERIGMATOCYSTIN
• 4,4'-Dimethoxybenzophenone
• 2-HYDROXY-4-METHOXY-4'-METHYLBENZOPHENONE
• Disperse Red 86
• 2-HYDROXY-4-METHOXYBENZOPHENONE 99+%,2-Hydroxy-4-Methoxybenzophenone(UV-9),2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone (benz none3),2-Hydroxy-4-Methoxybenzophenone(Benzop