Dimedone is a cyclic diketone used in organic chemistry to determine whether a compound contains an aldehyde group.
Cyclohexanediones in general can be used as catalysts in the
an organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom having a double bond and that is usually characterized by the grouping C=C(OH)
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Dimedone is a cyclic diketone used in organic chemistry to determine whether a compound contains an aldehyde group. Cyclohexanediones in general can be used as catalysts in the formation of transition-metal complexes.
C8H12O2 (Mw = 140.17968 g/mol) with the melting point of 147–150 °C (420–423 K), is stable under ambient conditions and soluble in water, as well as ethanol and methanol, and inorganic solvents.