3-Bromo-2-butanone is involved in the preparation of o-isopropyl S-3-oxobutan-2-yl dithiocarbonate by reaction with potassium o-isopropylxanthate, which on treatment with sulfuric acid gives 4,5-dimethyl-1,3-dithiol-2-one .
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Applications
3-Bromo-2-butanone is involved in the preparation of o-isopropyl S-3-oxobutan-2-yl dithiocarbonate by reaction with potassium o-isopropylxanthate, which on treatment with sulfuric acid gives 4,5-dimethyl-1,3-dithiol-2-one .
Solubility
Miscible with dichloromethane.
Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong bases and strong reducing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Has been used in an improved synthesis of 5-halopyrimidines by the reaction of ɑ -halo ketones with nitriles: Synthesis, 1053 (1992).
- Goel, R.; Luxami, V.; Paul, K. Recent advances in development of imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazines: synthesis, reactivity and their biological applications. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2015, 13 (12), 3525-3555.
- Ghosh, A. C.; Reinhardt, J. K.; Kindermann, M. K.; Schulzke, C. The ring opening reaction of 1,3-dithiol-2-one systems is fully reversible. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50 (70), 10102-10104.