CAS 2142-76-9: 1-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)ethanone

2,6-Dimethylacetophenone

2',6'-Dimethylacetophenone is an organic compound that is used as a precursor in the production of other chemicals. This substance has two different isomers, namely 2,6-dimethoxybenzaldehyde and 2,6-dimethoxyphenol. The former is more stable than the latter. 2',6'-Dimethylacetophenone has a carbonyl group and a chloride. It can be found in the resonance mass spectrum between 190 and 250 MHz, with proton on the left and mesomeric on the right. It's ultraviolet absorption peaks at about 290 nm (nmr spectra), which corresponds to its molecule. Spectrometry reveals that this substance has two isomers: 2,6-dimethoxybenzaldehyde and 2,6-dimethoxyphenol. The former has a kinetic molecular modeling of 3.2 kcal/mol while the latter has a kinetic molecular modeling of 4.3 kcal/mol.br