- its
traditional source. It is a
precursor to
diverse fine chemicals. The
mesityl group (Mes) is a
substituent with the
formula C6H2Me3 and is
found in various...
-
Mesityl oxide is a α,β-unsaturated
ketone with the
formula CH3C(O)CH=C(CH3)2. This
compound is a colorless,
volatile liquid with a honey-like odor. It...
-
Mesityl bromide is an
organic compound with the
formula (CH3)3C6H2Br. It is a
derivative of
mesitylene (1,3,5-trimethylbenzene) with one ring H replaced...
- vinylogous.
Examples of
unsaturated carbonyls are
acrolein (propenal),
mesityl oxide,
acrylic acid, and
maleic acid.
Unsaturated carbonyls can be prepared...
-
readily dehydrates to give 4-methylpent-3-en-2-one (commonly,
mesityl oxide).
Mesityl oxide is then
hydrogenated to give MIBK. Industrially,
these three...
-
mesit and
ethyl alcohol.
Names derived from
mesit include mesitylene and
mesityl oxide which were
first synthesised from acetone.
Unlike many compounds...
- acetone. It
undergoes dehydration to give the α,β-unsaturated
ketone called mesityl oxide.
Hydrogenation of
diacetone alcohol gives hexylene glycol. Condensation...
- by UV-photolysis of the
related cyclic trisilane: 2 [Si(
mesityl)2]3 → 3 (
mesityl)2Si=Si(
mesityl)2
Tetramesityldisilene (C6H2(CH3)3)2Si=Si(C6H2(CH3)3)2...
- species. For example, two
molecules of
acetone condense to a
single compound mesityl oxide in the
presence of an ion-exchange resin: 2 CH3COCH3 → (CH3)2C=CH(CO)CH3...
- form the
hydroxyalkylated products, for
example in the
reaction of the
mesityl derivative of
glyoxal with benzene: As usual, the
aldehyde group is more...
