Pinacolone
Pinacolone (3,3-dimethyl-2-butanone) is an important ketone in organic chemistry. It is a colorless liquid and has a slight peppermint- or camphor- odor. It is a precursor to triazolylpinacolone in the synthesis of the fungicide triadimefon and in synthesis of the herbicide metribuzin. The molecule is an unsymmetrical ketone. The α-methyl group can participate in condensation reactions. The carbonyl group can undergo the usual reactions (hydrogenation, reductive amination, etc.). It is a Schedule 3 compound under the Chemical Weapons Convention 1993, due to being related to pinacolyl alcohol, which is used in the production of soman.[2] It is also a controlled export in Australia Group member states.[3]
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IUPAC name
3,3-Dimethyl-2-butanone | |
Other names
t-Butyl methyl ketone 1,1,1-Trimethylacetone | |
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1209331 | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.838 |
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MeSH | Pinacolone |
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UN number | 1224 |
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Properties | |
C6H12O | |
Molar mass | 100.161 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Colorless liquid |
Density | 0.801 g cm−3 |
Melting point | −52[1] °C (−62 °F; 221 K) |
Boiling point | 103 to 106 °C (217 to 223 °F; 376 to 379 K) |
-69.86·10−6 cm3/mol | |
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Safety data sheet | External MSDS |
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R-phrases (outdated) | R11, R22 |
S-phrases (outdated) | S9, S16, S29, S33 |
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Flash point | 5 °C (41 °F; 278 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Preparation
Most famously, at least in the classroom, pinacolone arises by the pinacol rearrangement, which occurs by protonation of pinacol (2,3-dimethylbutane-2,3-diol).[4]
Industrially pinacolone is made by the hydrolysis of 4,4,5-trimethyl-1,3-dioxane, which is the product of isoprene and formaldehyde via the Prins reaction. It also is generated by ketonization of pivalic acid and acetic acid or acetone over metal oxide catalysts. 3-Methylbutanal is a starting material for 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene, which in turn is converted to pinacolone. Pinacolone can also be produced from 2-methy-2-butanol when reacted with C5 alcohols.[5]
Drug Uses
Pinacolone is produced in large amounts for use in fungicides, herbicides, and pesticides.
- retrosynthetic analysis of vibunazole showed that it was derived from pinacolone.
- It is also used to prepare pinacidil, as well as naminidil.
- Stiripentol
- Tribuzone
- Pivaloylacetonitrile is used in the synthesis of Doramapimod.
- Triadimefon
- Diclobutrazole
- Paclobutrazol
- Valconazole
- Diethylstilbestrol pinacolone [18922-13-9].[6]
- Some kind of Bisphenol A derivative also U.S. Patent 4,599,463
See also
References
- "Pinacolone | C6H12O | ChemSpider".
- Handbook of chemical and biological warfare agents (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 9780849314346.
- "Export Control List: Chemical Weapons Precursors". Australia Group. australiagroup.net. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- G. A. Hill and E. W. Flosdorf (1941). "Pinacolone". Organic Syntheses.; Collective Volume, 1, p. 462
- Siegel, H; Eggersdorfer (2012). Ketones. Ullman's Encyclopedia of Chemistry. 5. 20. doi:10.1002/14356007.a15_077. ISBN 9783527306732.
- Oda, T; Sato, Y; Kodama, M; Kaneko, M (July 1993). "Inhibition of DNA topoisomerase I activity by diethylstilbestrol and its analogues". Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 16 (7): 708–10. doi:10.1248/bpb.16.708. PMID 8401407.