Triacetylmethane Explained

Triacetylmethane is the organic compound with the formula . It is a colorless liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and in alkaline water. It readily forms an enolate.[1] [2] The enolate forms a variety of metal complexes related to the metal acetylacetonates.[3]

References

  1. 10.1021/ja00334a049. Ion pairing and reactivity of enolate anions. 5. Thermodynamics of ionization of .beta.-di- and tricarbonyl compounds in dimethyl sulfoxide solution and ion pairing of their alkali salts . 1984 . Arnett . Edward M. . Maroldo . Stephen G. . Schilling . Steven L. . Harrelson . John A. . Journal of the American Chemical Society . 106 . 22 . 6759–6767 .
  2. 10.1016/0040-4020(70)80005-9. Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond in Enol Form of 3-Substituted-2,4-Pentanedione . 1970 . Yoshida . Z. . Ogoshi . H. . Tokumitsu . T. . Tetrahedron . 26 . 24 . 5691–5697 .
  3. 10.1016/j.ica.2008.11.017. Coordinating Properties of the Anionic Ligand (MeCO)2C(−)C(X)Me (X=O or NH) Toward Transition Metal(II) Centers . 2009 . Basato . Marino . Caneva . Elisabetta . Tubaro . Cristina . Veronese . Augusto Cesare . Inorganica Chimica Acta . 362 . 8 . 2551–2555 .

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Triacetylmethane".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.