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dimedone
Sign in to saveDimedone is an organic compound with the formula . Classified as a cyclic diketone, it is a derivative of 1,3-cyclohexanedione. It is a white solid that is soluble in water, as well as ethanol and methanol. It once was used as a reagent to test for the aldehyde functional group.
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It is catalogued under topics including 3-Hydroxypropenals, Diketones and ECHA InfoCard ID from Wikidata.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C8H12O2
- Molecular weight
- 140.18 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 5,5-dimethylcyclohexane-1,3-dione
- SMILES
- CC1(CC(=O)CC(=O)C1)C
- InChIKey
- BADXJIPKFRBFOT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.8
- Polar surface area
- 34.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 140.084
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- melting point
- 148.0
- canonical SMILES
- CC1(CC(=O)CC(=O)C1)C
- chemical formula
- C₈H₁₂O₂
- Commons category
- Dimedone
- found in taxon
- Geijera parviflora
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Synthesis
- Chemical properties
- Tautomerism
- Reaction with aldehydes
- References
Dimedone is an organic compound with the formula . Classified as a cyclic diketone, it is a derivative of 1,3-cyclohexanedione. It is a white solid that is soluble in water, as well as ethanol and methanol. It once was used as a reagent to test for the aldehyde functional group.
== Synthesis == Dimedone is prepared from mesityl oxide and diethyl malonate via a Michael addition reaction.
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