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Iodoacetone

Iodoacetone is an organoiodine compound with the chemical formula C3H5IO The substance is a colorless liquid under normal conditions, soluble in ethanol.

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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1-Iodopropan-2-one
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.019.238
EC Number
  • 221-161-5
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C3H5IO/c1-3(5)2-4/h2H2,1H3
    Key: WEFSXBPMNKAUDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CC(=O)CI
Properties
C3H5IO
Molar mass 183.976 g·mol−1
Appearance Yellow liquid
Density 2.0±0.1 g/cm3
Boiling point 163.1 °C (325.6 °F; 436.2 K)
Vapor pressure 2.1±0.3 mmHg
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Iodoacetone is an organoiodine compound with the chemical formula C
3H
5IO12 The substance is a colorless liquid3 under normal conditions, soluble in ethanol.45

Synthesis

The reaction of acetone and iodine produces iodoacetone. The reaction is typically acid catalysed and first order with respect to acetone and the acid catalyst:36

C3H6O + I2 → HI + C3H5IO
See also

See also

References

References

  1. "1-iodoacetone". chemsynthesis.com. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  2. Solly, R.K.; Golden, D.M.; Benson, S.W. (1970). "Thermochemical properties of iodoacetone. Intramolecular electrostatic interactions in polar molecules". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 92 (15): 4653–4656. doi:10.1021/ja00718a030.
  3. Meyer, Earl (2010). "Rate and Activation Energy of the Iodination of Acetone" (PDF).
  4. "Properties of substance: iodoacetone". chemister.ru. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  5. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (90 ed.). CRC Press. 2010. pp. 5–23.
  6. "1-iodoacetone". webbook.nist.gov. Retrieved 1 June 2017.