3,3,5-Trimethylcyclohexanone Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-10 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

188-192 °C (lit.)

Density 

0.887 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

vapor pressure 

60-133.36Pa at 20-30.99℃

refractive index 

n20/D 1.445(lit.)

Flash point:

150 °F

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

30g/l

form 

clear liquid

color 

Colorless to Almost colorless

Specific Gravity

0.889

explosive limit

1.1%(V)

Water Solubility 

13 g/L (20 ºC)

BRN 

507452

LogP

2.2-2.6 at 25℃

CAS DataBase Reference

873-94-9(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Cyclohexanone, 3,3,5-trimethyl-(873-94-9)

EPA Substance Registry System

Cyclohexanone, 3,3,5-trimethyl- (873-94-9)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

37/38-41-36/37/38-36/37

Safety Statements 

26-39-28A

WGK Germany 

1

RTECS 

GW2185000

HS Code 

29142200

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3,3,5-Trimethylcyclohexanone Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Colorless oily liquid. B.P. 167°C. Very slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Uses

3,3,5-Trimethylcyclohexanone is used as a raw material for chemical syntheses e,g. monomer for specialty polycarbonate (Apec®); peroxides used as polymerization initiator. It is also used in coatings and paints to provide improved leveling, gloss and surface finish.

Uses

3,3,5-Trimethylcyclohexanone is used as a reactant in the selective catalytic hydrogenation of organic compounds in supercritical fluids.

Preparation

3,3,5-Trimethylcyclohexanone is produced by catalytic hydrogenation of iso-Phorone.

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 43, p. 4647, 1978 DOI: 10.1021/jo00418a024
Synthetic Communications, 15, p. 759, 1985 DOI: 10.1080/00397918508063869
Tetrahedron Letters, 29, p. 5471, 1988 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)80789-3

Flammability and Explosibility

Not classified

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