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propanal or propionaldehyde, CH 3 CH 2-CHO, CAS number 123-38-6; Ketones. Propanone or acetone, CH 3-CO-CH 3, CAS number 67-64-1; Enols (tautomers of aldehydes and ...
Propionaldehyde exhibits the reactions characteristic of alkyl aldehydes, e.g. hydrogenation, aldol condensations, oxidations, etc. It is the simplest aldehyde with a prochiral methylene such that α-functionalized derivatives (CH 3 CH(X)CHO) are chiral. If water is available, propionaldehyde exists in equilibrium with 1,1-propanediol, a ...
Propanal (propionaldehyde) differs in spelling from propanol by a single letter and is a different compound. Propranolol is a drug used for reducing blood pressure and hand tremors. Index of chemical compounds with the same name
O-substituted oximes form a closely related family of compounds. Amidoximes are oximes of amides (R 1 C(=O)NR 2 R 3) with general structure R 1 C(=NOH)NR 2 R 3. Oximes are usually generated by the reaction of hydroxylamine with aldehydes (R−CH=O) or ketones (RR’C=O). The term oxime dates back to the 19th century, a combination of the words ...
The compound is highly unstable due to the three-membered ring, and is susceptible to reactions that open the ring. It is highly prone to rearrangement, undergoing structural isomerization to form propanal. [3] [4] This property is useful synthetically: cyclopropanol can be used as a synthon for the homoenolate of propanal.
1-Propanol (also propan-1-ol, propanol, n-propyl alcohol) is a primary alcohol with the formula CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 OH and sometimes represented as PrOH or n-PrOH.It is a colourless liquid and an isomer of 2-propanol. 1-Propanol is used as a solvent in the pharmaceutical industry, mainly for resins and cellulose esters, and, sometimes, as a disinfecting agent.
Propionitrile is a solvent similar to acetonitrile but with a slightly higher boiling point. It is a precursor to propylamines by hydrogenation. It is a C-3 building block in the preparation of the drug flopropione by the Houben-Hoesch reaction.
Hydroformylation of an alkene (R 1 to R 3 organyl groups (i. e. alkyl-or aryl group) or hydrogen). In organic chemistry, hydroformylation, also known as oxo synthesis or oxo process, is an industrial process for the production of aldehydes (R−CH=O) from alkenes (R 2 C=CR 2).