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HRID 1375110Generated: October 31, 2026

Acetylacetone → 3-Acetylheptane-2,6-dione

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetylacetoneHCID 31261—
CatalystTriethylamineHCID 8471—
SolventMethyl Ethyl KetoneHCID 6569—
Product3-Acetylheptane-2,6-dioneHCID 9835261.6%

Reaction Steps

60 g of 2,4-pentandione and 0.1 g of triethyl amine were mixed, and 28 g of 2-butanone was added dropwise at room temperature. The mixture was stirred for 42 hours and the raw product was distilled off. Re-distillation gave 31.4 g of 3-acetyl-2,6-heptandione.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07166648B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2007_01
ORD IDord-e3e98ded937341ea81f2734969216961
Source noteuspto-grants-2007_01