Cyclopropyl methyl ketone was used in the preparation of homoallylic alcohols. Acetylcyclopropane is used as an intermediate for the manufacturing pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and other organic compounds.
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Applications
Cyclopropyl methyl ketone was used in the preparation of homoallylic alcohols. Acetylcyclopropane is used as an intermediate for the manufacturing pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and other organic compounds.
Solubility
Fully miscible in water.
Notes
Store away from strong oxidizing agents. Keep container tightly closed. Store in cool, dry conditions in well sealed containers.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- L. S. Bartell.; J. P. Guillory.; Andrea T. Parks. Electron Diffraction Study of the Structure and Conformational Behavior of Cyclopropyl Methyl Ketone and Cyclopropanecarboxylic Acid Chloride1a. J. Phys. Chem. 1965, 69, (9), 3043-3048.
- William G. Dauben.; Richard E. Wolf. Transition-state conformations in the reductive opening of cyclopropyl methyl ketones. J. Org. Chem. 1970, 35, (7), 2361-2367.
- Various cyclopropyl ketones have been used in the synthesis of δ-ketonic phosphonium salts which, protected as thioacetals, have found use in the Wittig reaction: Synthesis, 648 (1987):