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HRID 2179830Generated: October 31, 2026

Acetone → Propylene glycol methyl ether acetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetoneHCID 180—
ReactantNitric AcidHCID 944—
ReactantIsopropanolHCID 3776—
ReactantTetraethoxysilaneHCID 6517—
Solvent1-ButanolHCID 263—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
ProductPropylene glycol methyl ether acetateHCID 7946—

Reaction Steps

In another 1-liter flask, 297 grams 2-propanol, 148.560 grams acetone, 139.902 grams TEOS, 19.10 grams MTEOS, 51.7 g PTEOS, 5.624 grams 0.1 M nitric acid and 66.827 grams deionized water were combined. The flask was refluxed and/or heated for 1 to 12 hours. To the solution, 43.93 grams of butanol was added. The solution was filtered to be used in the pH tuning experiments.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09069133B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_06
ORD IDord-de145ca115ca479483f6f1d5d8c03a5c
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_06