(E,E)-dibenzalacetone

Also known as 1,5-diphenyl-1E,4E-pentadiene-3-one

Dibenzylideneacetone or dibenzalacetone, often abbreviated dba, is an organic compound with the formula C17H14O. It is a pale-yellow solid insoluble in water, but soluble in ethanol.

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Mass: 234.104
Image: Dibenzylideneacetone Crystals.jpg

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chemical formula: C₁₇H₁₄O
Commons category: Dibenzylideneacetone
canonical SMILES: C1=CC=C(C=C1)C=CC(=O)C=CC2=CC=CC=C2
isomeric SMILES: C1=CC=C(C=C1)/C=C/C(=O)/C=C/C2=CC=CC=C2

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Dibenzylideneacetone or dibenzalacetone, often abbreviated dba, is an organic compound with the formula C17H14O. It is a pale-yellow solid insoluble in water, but soluble in ethanol.

It was first prepared in 1881 by the German chemist Rainer Ludwig Claisen (1851–1930) and the Swiss chemist Charles-Claude-Alexandre Claparède (14 April 1858 – 1 November 1913).