Mesityl oxide
ALDRICH/281832 - technical grade, 90%
Synonym: 4-
CAS Number: 141-79-7
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C6H10O
Molecular Weight: 98.14
EC Number: 205-502-5
MDL Number: MFCD00008900
Linear Formula: (CH3)2C=CHCOCH3
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | 90% |
| bp | 130 °C (lit.) |
| density | 0.858 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| form | liquid |
| functional group | ketone |
| grade | technical grade |
| InChI | 1S/C6H10O/c1-5(2)4-6(3)7/ |
| InChI key | SHOJXDKTYKFBRD-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | -41.5 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| refractive index | n |
| SMILES string | CC(C)=CC(C)=O |
| Application: | Mesityl oxide has been used: • in the synthesis of 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,3,3- • as neutral marker in the preparation of imidazole-coated capillary column for electrophoresis |
| General description: | Zinc chloride-catalyzed condensation of mesityl oxide with ethyl acetoacetate has been reported. |
| Packaging: | 100 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS02,GHS06 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H226 - H302 + H312 - H315 - H319 - H331 - H335 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P280 - P301 + P312 + P330 - P302 + P352 + P312 - P304 + P340 + P311 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | Xn |
| Risk Statements | 10-20/21/22-36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 25 |
| RIDADR | UN1229 - class 3 - PG 3 - Mesityl oxide |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | 87.8 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | 31 °C - closed cup |
| Purity | 90% |
| bp | 130 °C (lit.) |
| mp | -41.5 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 0.858 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 12352100 |



