2,2-Dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone

2,2-Dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone

IUPAC name 2,2-Dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone
Other names α,α-Dimethoxy-α-phenylacetophenone, Benzil α,α-dimethyl acetal
Identifiers
Abbreviations	DMPA
CAS number	24650-42-8^Y
PubChem	90571
ChemSpider	81777^Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL364734^N
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES O=C(c1ccccc1)C(OC)(OC)c2ccccc2
InChI InChI=1S/C16H16O3/c1-18-16(19-2,14-11-7-4-8-12-14)15(17)13-9-5-3-6-10-13/h3-12H,1-2H3^N Key: KWVGIHKZDCUPEU-UHFFFAOYSA-N^N InChI=1/C16H16O3/c1-18-16(19-2,14-11-7-4-8-12-14)15(17)13-9-5-3-6-10-13/h3-12H,1-2H3 Key: KWVGIHKZDCUPEU-UHFFFAOYAK
Properties
Molecular formula	C₁₆H₁₆O₃
Molar mass	256.3 g mol⁻¹
N (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

2,2-Dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone is a photoinitiator, which is used to initialise radical polymerisation e.g. in the preparation of acrylate polymers.^[1]

References

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