Benzofenon

Benzophenone is the simplest diaromatic ketone and a white solid. Its odour is geranium-like and rose-like.
- Type
- Sirovina
- Olfactive family
- Cvetni
- Source
- Made by oxidation of diphenylmethane; also found in some fungi, fruits and plants
- Chemical class
- ketone (aromatic)
Miris
Detaljno
Zanimljivosti
The US Food and Drug Administration bans benzophenone as a food additive, even though it maintains that the chemical poses no risk to public health under its intended use. Benzophenone is otherwise considered essentially nontoxic.
Dobijanje i hemija
Način dobijanja
Benzophenone is produced by the copper-catalyzed oxidation of diphenylmethane with air. It can also be prepared by Friedel-Crafts acylation of benzene with benzoyl chloride in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst such as aluminium chloride. Because benzoyl chloride can itself be produced by the reaction of benzene with phosgene, the first synthesis proceeded directly from those materials. In the laboratory, benzene can be reacted with carbon tetrachloride and the resulting diphenyldichloromethane hydrolysed.
- Formula
- C₁₃H₁₀O
- CAS
- 119-61-9
- Izgled
- White crystalline solid with a rose-like odor
- Sinonimi
- Diphenyl ketone, benzoylbenzene, diphenylmethanone, benzoylphenyl
Not subject to an IFRA Standard (51st Amendment)
- Tačka ključanja
- 305.00 to 307.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
- Tačka topljenja
- 47.00 to 51.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
- Tačka paljenja
- > 212.00 °F.
- Indeks prelamanja
- 1.6077 at 19 °C
U parfemima
Benzophenone is used as an additive in flavorings or perfumes for sweet-woody-geranium-like notes. It also prevents UV light from damaging scents and colors in products such as perfumes and soaps.