Acetone Reactions
Since acetone is already found naturally in nature humans do not have to make it. Acetones are used in a variety of chemical reactions to make different things, like plastic and other chemicals.
There are four main chemical reactions that acetone take place in:
1. To synthesize methyl methacrylate
(CH3)2CO + HCH -> (CH3)2C(OH)CN
(acetone cyanohydrin)
2. To convert nitrile into hydrolyzed unsaturated amide through esterification.
(CH3)2C(OH)CN + CH3OH -> CH2 = (CH5)CCO2CH3 +NH3
3. To synthesize bisphenol A with a condensation of acetone with phenol.
(CH3)2CO + 2C6H5OH -> (CH3)2 C(C6H4OH)2 + H2O
4. To combine methyl isobutyl alchol and methyl isobutyl ketone
2(CH3)2CO -> (CH3)2C(OH)CH2C(O)CH3
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1. To synthesize methyl methacrylate
(CH3)2CO + HCH -> (CH3)2C(OH)CN
(acetone cyanohydrin)
2. To convert nitrile into hydrolyzed unsaturated amide through esterification.
(CH3)2C(OH)CN + CH3OH -> CH2 = (CH5)CCO2CH3 +NH3
3. To synthesize bisphenol A with a condensation of acetone with phenol.
(CH3)2CO + 2C6H5OH -> (CH3)2 C(C6H4OH)2 + H2O
4. To combine methyl isobutyl alchol and methyl isobutyl ketone
2(CH3)2CO -> (CH3)2C(OH)CH2C(O)CH3
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