CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Solid; [Merck Index] Yellow crystalline powder; [Acros Organics MSDS] |
|---|---|
| Chemical Classes | Other Classes -> Aromatic Ketones |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 234.29 g/mol |
|---|---|
| XLogP3 | 4.1 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 1 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 4 |
| Exact Mass | 234.104465066 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 234.104465066 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 17.1 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 18 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 272 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 2 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Dibenzylideneacetone or dibenzalacetone, often abbreviated dba, is an organic compound with the formula C17H14O. It is a bright-yellow solid insoluble in water, but soluble in ethanol. Dibenzylideneacetone is used as a sunscreen component and as a ligand in organometallic chemistry, for instance in tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0). In this case, it is a labile ligand that is easily displaced by stronger ligands like triphenylphosphine, hence it serves a useful entry point into palladium(0) chemistry. (L2096)