Propiophenone (Phenyl ethyl ketone) is
a useful intermediate to prepare nervous system drugs (anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs).
Bupropion
is an example which has propiophenone moiety. Bupropion is an aminoketone class
antidepressant.
Propiophenone is used in the synthesis of ketoamphetamines
such as cathinone and methcathinone. Propiophenone can also be converted
to synthetic aryl alkenes such as cinnamic acids.
Propiophenone is a constituent of synthetic perfumes, flavouring agents, and of
paints to stabilize other
ingredients. Ketones can be made by the oxidation of secondary alcohols and the destructive
distillation of certain salts of organic acids. In addition to as polar
solvents, ketones are important intermediates in the syntheses of organic
compounds such as alkoxides, hydroxyalkynes, imines, alcohols (primary,
secondary as well as tertiary), acetals, thioacetals, phosphine oxides, geminal
diols, hydrazones, organic sulfite and cyanohydrins. Propiophenone is a clear liquid that is insoluble in water, but miscible with methanol, ethanol, diethyl ether, benzene and toluene.
Butyrophenone
is the basic structure of antipsychotic drugs such as
CNydroxy
or methoxy butyrophenone (Desaspidin).
Members
of aryl ketone
Systemic
name
|
Common
name
|
CAS
RN
|
Phenyl
ethyl ketone
|
Propiophenone |
93-55-0 |
Phenyl
styryl ketone
|
Chalcone |
94-41-7 |
Phenyl
methyl ketone
|
Acetophenone |
98-86-2 |
Diphenyl ketone |
Benzophenone |
119-61-9 |
Phenyl phenacyl ketone |
Dibenzoylmethane |
120-46-7 |
Phenyl
o-tolyl ketone
|
2-Methylbenzophenone |
131-58-8 |
Phenyl
p-tolyl ketone
|
4-Methyl benzophenone |
134-84-9 |
Phenyl
2-thienyl ketone |
Phenyl-2-thienylmethanone |
135-00-2 |
Phenyl benzyl ketone |
Deoxybenzoin |
451-40-1 |
Phenyl 1-propenyl ketone |
Crotonophenone |
495-41-0 |
Phenyl propyl ketone |
Butyrophenone |
495-40-9 |
Phenyl
methyl diketone |
1-Phenyl-1,2-propanedione |
579-07-7 |
Phenyl
trans-styryl ketone
|
trans-Chalcone |
614-47-1 |
Phenyl
vinyl ketone
|
2-Propenophenone |
768-03-6 |
Phenyl phenethyl ketone |
Dihydrochalcone |
1083-30-3 |
Phenyl
xylyl ketone
|
|
1322-78-7 |
Phenyl
ethynyl ketone
|
Propynophenone |
3623-15-2 |
|