Acetylacetone Other Names: AA, ACAC, Acetyl acetone, Acetoacetone, 2,4-dioxopentane, Diacetyl methane 2,4-Pentanedione, 2,4-Diketopentane, Pentane-2,4-dione, Acetyl-2-propanone CAS No.: 123-54-6 Appearance Clear, colourless, mobile liquid with a pleasant, ketone-like odour Contents % 99.8min 99.5min Acide contents %(By acetic acid) 0.1 max 0.15 max 2, 4-Hexanedione % 0.01 max 0.02 max Moisture % 0.1 max 0.15 max Density g/cm 3 0.970-0.975 0.970-0.975 High boilers % 0.1 max 0.15 max Evaporation residue % 0.01 max 0.01 max Color (Pt-Co) 20 max 30 max Refractive index 1.450+/-0.002
Application 1.Intermediate for drugs (e.g. Sulfadimidine/Sulfamethazine/SM2, Sulfadimidine Sodium/
SM2-Na, Mequindox & Nicarbazine)
2.For synthesizing heterocycles (isoxazoles, pyrazoles, pyrimidines, pyridines etc.)
3.For preparation of metal acetylacetonates as catalysts 4.Production of anti-corrosion preparations (e.g. Potassium Sorbate) 5.Its peroxide is used as radical initiator for polymerisations 6.Synthesis of vitamin B6 and vitamin K 7.Intermediate for pesticides (e.g. fungicides, sulfonylurea-herbicides) 8.the solvent of cellulose acetate, catalyst of gasoline and lubricant, the drier
of paint
Uses: Important organic synthetic intermediate for sulphonamide, veterinary materials animal
remedy & feed additives, or used in catalyst Acetylacetone salt, the solvent
of cellulose acetate, additives of gasoline and lubricant, bactericide, insecticide
and drier of paint.
Packaging : 200KG HDPE drums or 1000kg in tank to customers’ requirements. We also can manufacture acetylacetone salts series as follows: 1.Aluminium acetylacetonate 2.Ferric acetylacetonate 3.Copper-Acetylacetone 4.Vanadyl(IV)-acetylacetonate 5.acetylacetone nickel 6.Zinc acetylacetonate