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2,2,4,4-Tetramethylcyclobutanedione

2,2,4,4-Tetramethylcyclobutanedione is the organic compound with the formula (CH3)4C4O2. The compound is a diketone of cyclobutane, bearing four methyl groups. It is a white solid that is used as a precursor to diverse industrial products.


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Preferred IUPAC name
2,2,4,4-Tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-dione
Other names
Tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanedione, Tetramethylcyclobuta-1,3-dione
CAS Number.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}933-52-8
3D model (JSmol)Interactive image
ChEMBLChEMBL3183999
ChemSpider13028
ECHA InfoCard100.012.063
EC Number213-269-6
PubChem CID13617
UNIIRT4AQ22KS4
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)DTXSID4044745
InChI
InChI=1S/C8H12O2/c1-7(2)5(9)8(3,4)6(7)10/h1-4H3Key: RGCDVHNITQEYPO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC1(C(=O)C(C1=O)(C)C)C
Chemical formulaC8H12O2
Molar mass140.182 g·mol−1
AppearanceColorless or white solid
Melting point112–115 °C (234–239 °F; 385–388 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

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2,2,4,4-Tetramethylcyclobutanedione is the organic compound with the formula (CH3)4C4O2. The compound is a diketone of cyclobutane, bearing four methyl groups. It is a white solid that is used as a precursor to diverse industrial products.

2,2,4,4-Tetramethylcyclobutanedione is the head-to-tail dimer of dimethylketene. It arises spontaneously when dimethylketene is produced by dehydrohalogenation of isobutyryl chloride with triethylamine.

In the presence of aluminium trichloride, 2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutanedione isomerizes to the lactone dimethylketene dimer (4-isopropylidene-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxetanone). Dimethylketene dimer is a precursor to various alkyl ketene dimers, which are used in papermaking.

Isomerisierung von Tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutandion zum Dimethylketendimer Isomerisation of tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanedione to Dimethyl ketene dimer

Hydrogenation of 2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutanedione gives 2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutanediol, which is of interest in polymer chemistry.

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