Pinacolone

It is a colorless liquid with a slight peppermint or camphor odor.

The carbonyl group can undergo the usual reactions (hydrogenation, reductive amination, etc.).

It is a Schedule 3 compound under the Chemical Weapons Convention 1993, due to being related to pinacolyl alcohol, which is used in the production of soman.

[4] Industrially pinacolone is made by the hydrolysis of 4,4,5-trimethyl-1,3-dioxane, which is the product of isoprene and formaldehyde via the Prins reaction.

[5] Pinacolone is produced in large amounts for use in fungicides, herbicides, and pesticides.

Skeletal formula of pinacolone
Skeletal formula of pinacolone
NFPA 704 four-colored diamond Health 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g. turpentine Flammability 4: Will rapidly or completely vaporize at normal atmospheric pressure and temperature, or is readily dispersed in air and will burn readily. Flash point below 23 °C (73 °F). E.g. propane Instability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogen Special hazards (white): no code