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HRID 2300603Generated: November 2, 2026

3-Methylacetophenone → 1-(3-Methylphenyl)butane-1,3-dione

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3-MethylacetophenoneHCID 11455—
ReactantPropionyl AcetophenoneHCID 21408—
SolventEthyl AcetateHCID 8857—
Product1-(3-Methylphenyl)butane-1,3-dioneHCID 14268442—

Reaction Steps

The title compound was prepared (as described above for Intermediate 16) from 2.72 mL of 3′-methylacetophenone and 3.95 mL of EtOAc to yield 2.94 grams of Intermediate 21 as an oil: 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3enol form) δ7.70 (m, 2H), 7.34 (m, 2H), 6.17 (s, 1H), 2.41 (s, 3H), 2.20 (s, 3H); low resolution MS (ES)m/e 177.1 (MH+).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06498174B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2002_12
ORD IDord-92030fbefbc9418f89926425f0433a26
Source noteuspto-grants-2002_12