2,4,6-Heptanetrione is the organic compound with the formula OC(CH2C(O)CH3)2. It is a white or colorless solid. The molecule, which exists mainly in the enol form, undergoes condensation with 1,2-diketones.[1] The compound contributes to the flavor of strawberries.[2] It forms a variety of metal complexes.[3]

2,4,6-Heptanetrione
Names
Other names
diacetylacetone
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C7H10O3/c1-5(8)3-7(10)4-6(2)9/h3-4H2,1-2H3
    Key: CTHCTLCNUREAJV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CC(=O)CC(=O)CC(=O)C
Properties
C7H10O3
Molar mass 142.154 g·mol−1
Appearance white solid
Melting point 49 °C (120 °F; 322 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

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Refercences edit

  1. ^ Scott, Lawrence T.; Cheng, Pei-Chao; Hashemi, Mohammed M.; Bratcher, Matthew S.; Meyer, Dayton T.; Warren, Hope B. (1997). "Corannulene. A Three-Step Synthesis1". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 119 (45): 10963–10968. doi:10.1021/ja972019g.
  2. ^ Zabetakis, I. (2000). "The effect of high hydrostatic pressure on strawberry flavour compounds". Food Chemistry. 71: 51–55. doi:10.1016/S0308-8146(00)00124-2.
  3. ^ Murtha, D. P.; Lintvedt, Richard L. (1970). "Bis(1,3,5-triketonato)dicopper(II)chelates. Ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic exchange between copper(II) ions". Inorganic Chemistry. 9 (6): 1532–1535. doi:10.1021/ic50088a046.