acetophenone

Also known as benzoyl methanide, 1-phenylethanone, methylphenylketone, phenylmethylketone, methyl phenyl ketone, phenyl methyl ketone, acetylbenzene, benzoylmethane

Acetophenone is the organic compound with the formula C6H5C(O)CH3. It is the simplest aromatic ketone. This colorless, viscous liquid is a precursor to useful resins and fragrances.

Chemical data

Formula: C8H8O
Molecular weight: 120.15 g/mol
IUPAC name: 1-phenylethanone
SMILES: CC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1
InChIKey: KWOLFJPFCHCOCG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP: 1.6
Polar surface area: 17.1 Å²
H-bond donors: 0
H-bond acceptors: 1
Formal charge: 0

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Precursor to resins
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Acetophenone is the organic compound with the formula C6H5C(O)CH3. It is the simplest aromatic ketone. This colorless, viscous liquid is a precursor to useful resins and fragrances.

==Production== Acetophenone is formed as a byproduct of the cumene process, the industrial route for the synthesis of phenol and acetone. In the Hock rearrangement of isopropylbenzene hydroperoxide, migration of a methyl group rather than the phenyl group gives acetophenone and methanol as a result of an alternate rearrangement of the intermediate: