- Acetylacetone
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ACAC ."Chembox new
ImageFile=AcacH.png
IUPACName=Pentane-2,4-dione
OtherNames=Hacac
Formula=C5H8O2
MolarMass=100.13 g/mol
CASNo=123-54-6
Density=0.98 g/ml
MeltingPt=−23 °C
BoilingPt=140 °C
Solubility=16 g/100 mL
Solvent=Water
SMILES=CC(=O)CC(=O)C
Section1=Chembox Hazards
EUClass=Harmful (Xn)
EUIndex=606-029-00-0
NFPA-H=2
NFPA-F=2
NFPA-R=0
RPhrases=R10, R22
SPhrases=S2, S21, S23, S24/25
FlashPt=34 °C
Autoignition=340 °C
ExploLimits=2.4–11.6%Acetylacetone is an
organic compound with molecular formula C5H8O2. Thisdiketone is formally named 2,4-pentanedione. It is a precursor to acetylacetonate (abbreviated acac), a common bidentateligand . It is also a building block for the synthesis ofheterocyclic compound s.Properties
The keto and enol forms of acetylacetone coexist in solution; these forms are
tautomers . The C2v symmetry for the enol form displayed on the left in "scheme 1" has been verified by many methods includingmicrowave spectroscopy . [cite journal
title = The C2v Structure of Enolic Acetylacetone
author = W. Caminati, J.-U. Grabow
journal =Journal of the American Chemical Society
year = 2006
volume = 128
issue = 3
pages = 854–857
doi = 10.1021/ja055333g] Hydrogen bonding in the enol reduces the steric repulsion between the carbonyl groups. In the gas phase K is 11.7. The equilibrium constant tends to be high in nonpolar solvents:cyclohexane is 42,toluene is 10, THF 7.2,dimethyl sulfoxide (K=2), and water (K=0.23). ["Solvents and Solvent Effects in Organic Chemistry", Christian Reichardt Wiley-VCH; 3 edition 2003 ISBN 3-527-30618-8] The enol form is avinylogous analogue of acarboxylic acid .Preparation
Acetylacetone is prepared industrially by the thermal rearrangement of isopropenylacetate. [Hardo Siegel, Manfred Eggersdorfer “Ketones” in Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Wiley-VCH, 2002, Wienheim. DOI|10.1002/14356007.a15_077] :CH2(CH3)COC(O)Me → MeC(O)CH2C(O)Me
Laboratory routes to acetylacetone begin also with
acetone . Acetone andacetic anhydride upon the addition of BF3 catalyst:OrgSynth | title = Acetylacetone | author = C. E. Denoon, Jr. | collvol = 3 | collvolpages = 16 | prep = cv3p016] :(CH3CO)2O + CH3C(O)CH3 → CH3C(O)CH2C(O)CH3A second synthesis involves the base-catalyzed condensation of acetone and
ethyl acetate , followed by acidification::NaOEt + EtO2CCH3 + CH3C(O)CH3 → NaCH3C(O)CHC(O)CH3 + 2 EtOH:NaCH3C(O)CHC(O)CH3 + HCl → CH3C(O)CH2C(O)CH3 + NaClBecause of the ease of these syntheses, many analogues of acetylacetonates are known. Some examples include C6H5C(O)CH2C(O)C6H5 (dbaH) and (CH3)3CC(O)CH2C(O)CC(CH3)3. Hexafluoroacetylacetonate is also widely used to generate volatile metal complexes.
Acetylacetonate anion
The acetylacetonate anion, C5H7O2−, is the
conjugate base of 2,4-pentanedione. It does not exist as a free ion in solution, but is bound to the corresponding cation, such as Na+. In practice, the existence of the free anion, commonly abbreviated acac−, is a useful model.Sodium acetylacetonate may be prepared by deprotonating acetylacetone with
sodium hydroxide in a mixture of water-methanol . [OrgSynth | collvol = 4 | collvolpages = 869 | year = 1963 | prep = cv4p0869 | title = Tetraacetylethane | author = Robert G. Charles]Coordination chemistry
The acetylacetonate
anion forms complexes with manytransition metal ions wherein both oxygen atoms bind to the metal to form a six-membered chelate ring. Some examples include: Mn(acac)3,B. B. Snider, "Manganese(III) Acetylacetonate" in Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis (Ed: L. Paquette) 2004, J. Wiley & Sons, New York. doi|10.1002/047084289] VO(acac)2, Fe(acac)3, and Co(acac)3. Any complex of the form M(acac)3 is chiral (has a non-superimposable mirror image). Additionally, M(acac)3 complexes can be reduced electrochemically, with the reduction rate being dependent on the solvent and the metal center. [cite journal
title = Kinetic parameters for heterogeneous electron transfer to tris(acetylacetonato)manganese(III) and tris(acetylacetonato)iron(III) in aproptic solvents
author = W. Fawcett, M. Opallo
journal =Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
year = 1992
volume = 331
issue =
pages = 815–830
doi = 10.1016/0022-0728(92)85008-Q] Bis- and tris complexes of the type M(acac)2 and M(acac)3 are typically soluble in organic solvents, in contrast to the related metal halides. Because of these properties, these complexes are widely used ascatalyst precursors and reagents. Important applications include their use as NMR "shift reagents" and as catalysts fororganic synthesis , and precursors to industrial hydroformylation catalysts.C5H7O2− in some cases also binds to metals through the central carbon atom; this bonding mode is more common for the third-row transition metals such as platinum(II) and iridium(III).
Metal acetylacetonates
Chromium(III) acetylacetonate
Cr(acac)3 is used as a spin relaxation agent to improve the sensitivity in quantitative
Carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy. [Citation
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id = ]Copper(II) acetylacetonate
Cu(acac)2, prepared by treating acetylacetone with aqueous Cu(NH3)42+ and is available commercially, catalyzes coupling and carbene transfer reactions.
Copper(I) acetylacetonate
Unlike the copper(II) chelate, copper(I) acetylacetonate is an air sensitive oligomeric species. It is employed to catalyze
Michael addition s. [E. J. Parish, S. Li "Copper(I) Acetylacetonate" in Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis (Ed: L. Paquette) 2004, J. Wiley & Sons, New York. doi|10.1002/047084289X.rc203]Manganese(III) acetylacetonate
Mn(acac)3, a one-electron oxidant, is used for coupling phenols. It is prepared by the direct reaction of acetylacetone and
potassium permanganate . In terms of electronic structure, Mn(acac)3 ishigh spin . Its distorted octahedral structure reflects geometric distortions due to theJahn-Teller effect . The two most common structures for this complex include one with tetrahedral elongation and one with tetragonal compression. For the elongation, two Mn-O bonds are 2.12 Å while the other four are 1.93 Å. For the compression, two Mn-O bonds are 1.95 and the other four are 2.00 Å. The effects of the tetrahedral elongation are noticeably more significant than the effects of the tetragonal compression. [Cotton&Wilkinson6th]Nickel(II) acetylacetonate
"Nickel acac" is not Ni(acac)2 but the trimer [Ni(acac)2] 3. This emerald green solid, which is benzene soluble, is widely employed in the preparation of Ni(O) complexes. Upon exposure to the atmosphere, [Ni(acac)2] 3 converts to the chalky green monomeric hydrate.
Vanadyl acetylacetonate
Vanadyl acetylacetonate is a blue complex with the formula V(O)(acac)2. It is useful in epoxidation of allylic alcohols.Zinc acetylacetonate
The monoaquo complex Zn(acac)2H2O (m.p. 138-140 °C) is pentacoordinate, adopting a square pyramidal structure. [H. Montgomery and E. C. Lingafelter "The crystal structure of monoaquobisacetylacetonatozinc" Acta Crystallographica (1963), volume 16, pp. 748-752. doi:10.1107/S0365110X6300195X.] Dehydration of this species gives the hygroscopic anhydrous derivative (m.p. 127 °C). [G. Rudolph and M. C. Henry "Bis(2,4-Pentanedionato)zinc (Zinc Acetylacetonate)" Inorganic Syntheses, 1967, volume X, pp. 74-77.] This more volatile derivative has been used as a precursor to films of ZnO.
Iridium acetylacetonates
Both iridium(I) and Ir(III) form stable acetylacetonato complexes. The Ir(III) derivatives include "trans"-Ir(acac)2("C"H(COMe)2)(H2O) and the more conventional "D"3-symmetric Ir(acac)3. The C-bonded derivative is a precursor to homogeneous catalysts for
C-H activation and related chemistries. [Bennett, M. A.; Mitchell, T. R. B. "γ-Carbon-bonded 2,4-pentanedionato complexes of trivalent iridium" Inorganic Chemistry 1976, volume 15, pp. 2936-8. DOI|10.1021/ic50165a079] [Bhalla, G.; Oxgaard, J.; Goddard, W. A., II, and Periana, R. A., "Hydrovinylation of Olefins Catalyzed by an Iridium Complex via CH Activation", Organometallics, 2005, 24, 5499-5502.doi|10.1021/om050614i] Iridium(I) derivatives include square-planar Ir(acac)(CO)2 ("C"2v-symmetry).Aluminium(III) acetylacetonate
Al(C5H7O2)n, or shortened to Al(acac)
C-bonded acetylacetonates
C5H7O2− in some cases also binds to metals through the central carbon atom (C3); this bonding mode is more common for the third-row transition metals such as platinum(II) and iridium(III). The complexes Ir(acac)3 and corresponding Lewis-base adducts Ir(acac)3L (L = an
amine ) contain one carbon-bonded acac ligand. The IR spectra of O-bonded acetylacetonates are characterized by relatively low-energy νCO bands of 1535 cm−1, whereas in carbon-bonded acetylacetonates, the carbonyl vibration occurs closer to the normal range for ketonic C=O, i.e. 1655 cm−1.Other reactions of acetylacetone
*Deprotonations: Very strong bases will doubly deprotonate acetylacetone, starting at C3 but also at C1. The resulting species can then be alkylated at C-1.
*Precursor to heterocycles: Acetylacetone is a versatile precursor to heterocycles. Hydrazine reacts to produce pyrazoles. Urea gives pyrimidines.
*Precursor to related imino ligands: Acetylacetone condenses with amines to give, successively, the mono- and the di-diketimine s wherein the O atoms in acetylacetone are replaced by NR (R = aryl, alkyl).
*Enzymatic breakdown: The enzymeacetylacetone dioxygenase cleaves the carbon-carbon bond of acetyacetone, producing acetate and 2-oxopropanal. The enzyme is Fe(II)-dependent, but it has been proven to bind to zinc as well. Acetylacetone degradation has been characterized in the bacterium "Acinetobacter johnsonii". [Straganz, G.D., Glieder, A., Brecker, L., Ribbons, D.W. and Steiner, W. "Acetylacetone-Cleaving Enzyme Dke1: A Novel C-C-Bond-Cleaving Enzyme." Biochem. J. 369 (2003) 573-581 DOI|10.1042/BJ20021047] :C5H8O2 + O2 → C2H4O2 + C3H4O2
*Arylation: Acetylacetonate displaced halides from certain halo-substituted benzoic acid. This reaction is copper-catalyzed.:2-BrC6H4CO2H + NaC5H7O2 → 2-(CH3CO)2HC)-C6H4CO2H + NaBrReferences
Further reading
*Bennett, M. A.; Heath, G. A.; Hockless, D. C. R.; Kovacik, I.; Willis, A. C. "Alkene Complexes of Divalent and Trivalent Ruthenium Stabilized by Chelation. Dependence of Coordinated Alkene Orientation on Metal Oxidation State"
Journal of the American Chemical Society 1998: 120 (5) 932-941. doi|10.1021/ja973282k
*Albrecht, M. Schmid, S.; deGroot, M.; Weis, P.; Fröhlich, R. "Self-assembly of an Unpolar Enantiomerically Pure Helicate-type Metalla-cryptand"Chemical Communications 2003: 2526–2527. doi|10.1039/b309026d
*Charles, R. G., "Acetylacetonate manganese (III)" Inorganic Synthesis, 1963, 7, 183-184.
*Richert, S. A., Tsang, P. K. S., Sawyer, D. T., "Ligand-centered redox processes for manganese, iron and cobalt, MnL3, FeL3, and CoL3, complexes (L = acetylacetonate, 8-quinolinate, picolinate, 2,2'-bipyridyl, 1,10-phenanthroline) and for their tetrakis(2,6-dichlorophenyl)porphinato complexes [M(Por)] "Inorganic Chemistry , 1989, 28, 2471-2475. doi|10.1021/ic00311a044
*Wong-Foy, A. G.; Bhalla, G.; Liu, X. Y.; Periana, R. A.. "Alkane C-H Activation and Catalysis by an O-Donor Ligated Iridium Complex."Journal of the American Chemical Society , 2003: 125 (47) 14292-14293. doi|10.1021/ja037849a
*Tenn, W. J., III; Young, K. J. H.; Bhalla, G.; Oxgaard. J.; Goddard, W. A., III; Periana, R. A. "CH Activation with an O-Donor Iridium-Methoxo Complex."Journal of the American Chemical Society , 2005: 127 (41) 14172-14173. doi|10.1021/ja051497l
* N. Barta, "Bis(acetylacetonato)zinc(II)" in Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis (Ed: L. Paquette) 2004, J. Wiley & Sons, New York. doi|10.1002/047084289X.rb097External links
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