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405655

2-Hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone

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Synonym(s):

1-Hydroxy-1-methylethyl phenyl ketone, 1-Phenyl-2-methyl-2-hydroxypropanone, 2-Hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenyl-1-propanone, 2-Methyl-3-phenyl-3-oxopropan-2-ol

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
C6H5COC(CH3)2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
164.20
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
EC Number:
231-272-0
MDL number:
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Quality Level

assay

97%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.533 (lit.)

bp

102-103 °C/4 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.077 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(C)(O)C(=O)c1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C10H12O2/c1-10(2,12)9(11)8-6-4-3-5-7-8/h3-7,12H,1-2H3

InChI key

XMLYCEVDHLAQEL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

2-Hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone is a radical photoinitiator (PI) molecule that can be used in the crosslinking of polymers by the exposure of UV radiation. It can be used in the development of UV curable resins for exterior coating applications.

Application

  • Photochemical Thiol-Ene “Click” Chemistry: The study utilized 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone for the synthesis of highly functional polyols by photochemical thiol-ene “click” chemistry (M Ionescu, A Garcia-Comer, T Spidel, 2023).
  • Development of Water-Soluble Type I Photoinitiators: This study focused on the development of new water-soluble type I photoinitiators for hydrogel synthesis using 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone, enhancing the understanding of photopolymerization processes (B Aubry, F Dumur, M Lansalot, E Bourgeat-Lami, 2022).


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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

251.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

122 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter



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