1,1-Diphenylacetone

1,1-Diphenylacetone
Ball-and-stick model of 1,1-diphenylacetone	Van der Waals space filling model of 1,1-diphenylacetone
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 1,1-Diphenylpropan-2-one
	Other names 1,1-Diphenylacetone
Identifiers
CAS Number	781-35-1 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ECHA InfoCard	100.011.189
PubChem CID	69907;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID8061137 ;
	SMILES CC(=O)C(C1=CC=CC=C1)C2=CC=CC=C2;
Properties
Chemical formula	C15H14O
Molar mass	210.276 g·mol−1
Appearance	white solid
Melting point	46 °C (115 °F; 319 K)
Boiling point	307 °C (585 °F; 580 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

1,1-Diphenylacetone is an organic compound composed of a benzhydryl group and a methyl group attached to a central carbonyl group.

Preparation[edit]

One method is where phenylacetone is dissolved in benzene, reacted with bromine to effect an α-keto bromination and stirred for 3-6 hours. Then this mixture is slowly added to a solution of anhydrous aluminium chloride in benzene to catalyze a Friedel-Crafts alkylation. A lengthy workup of the reaction mixture ends in recrystallization of the product 1,1-diphenylacetone from petroleum ether.^[1]

^ Schultz, Everett M.; Mickey, Sally (1949). "α,α-DIPHENYLACETONE". Organic Syntheses. 29: 38. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.029.0038.

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