Propiophenone

Production

Propiophenone can be prepared by Friedel–Crafts reaction of propanoyl chloride and benzene. It is also prepared commercially by ketonization of benzoic acid and propionic acid over calcium acetate and alumina at 450–550 °C: :C6H5CO2H + CH3CH2CO2H → C6H5C(O)CH2CH3 + CO2 + H2O

Ludwig Claisen discovered that α-methoxystyrene forms this compound when heated for an hour at 300 °C (65% yield).

Uses

thumb|120px|left|[[Phenmetrazine]], derived from propiophenone, is an [[appetite suppressant]]. It is an intermediate in the synthesis of the pharmaceuticals phenmetrazine and propoxyphen.

Other drugs made from propiophenone include the following: PDM-35, Eprazinone, Methcathinone (leading to ephedrine), Trimebutine, Amfepramone, Diphepanol, Metamfepramone, Etoxadrol, Hydroxyphenamate, Phendimetrazine, Iminophenimide, Bencisteine, Flumecinol, Pyrroliphene, Perisone,

In the Hoch-Campbell ethylenimine synthesis, a compound called 3-Methyl-2,2-diphenylaziridine [7764-13-8] was made.

References

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