Benzalacetone

Benzalacetone (CAS 122-57-6) is a pale yellow to amber crystalline solid at room temperature, with a mild, sweetish odor and moderate volatility; it has a melting point of approximately 40–43 °C and a boiling point of around 260–265 °C. It is classified as an α,β-unsaturated aromatic ketone and serves primarily as a specialty organic intermediate in fine chemical synthesis. Its principal industrial use is as a building block for synthesizing chalcone derivatives, UV absorbers, and pharmaceutical actives—particularly in routes to anti-inflammatory and anticancer compounds. It is employed in the production of agrochemicals, dyes, and functional polymers, and finds application in specialty coatings and photostabilizer formulations.

1. It is used for the preparation of spices and galvanized brightener. 2. GB 2760--1996 allows it used as food with spices. Formulated balm, cherries, grapes, berries, anise-based and other flavors for temporary . 3. This product is used as galvanized additives, coating materials to increase the brightness. The dyeing industry uses it as a mordant in dyeing agent to improve the uniformity and firmness, also it can be used for the preparation of spices and flavoring agents.4. 4-phenyl-butene (3)one-2 is one rodenticide warfarin intermediates.5. As an aromatic organic substance, it is the most widely superior light additive in acid zinc plating process , in the potassium chloride, ammonium plating process, it can get bright coating in a very wide current density and the temperature range, play a good effect on the coating of the internal stress, anti-corrosion ability. This product is also available anti volatile agent for spices, mordant and fixing agent in dyeing industry, it can also be used to prepare spices flavoring agent.6. Organic synthesis intermediates. It can be used as a spice anti propellant. In dyeing industry,it is used as mordant , fixing agent, it is used for the preparation of spices or flavoring agents, and preparation for galvanized credit agent.
It is colorless crystals. It has a coumarin odor. It is soluble in alcohol, ether, benzene and chloroform, slightly soluble in water and petroleum ether.

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