Talk:Acetylacetone
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[edit] Structure
The structure of the enol indicates that it is symmetric but I suspect that it is not. Also, I think that the enol form has been isolated free of the diketo, amazingly. --Smokefoot 15:28, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
- Well the reference for the C2v (ie, symmetrical) structure of the enol is given in the article... You probably have better access to JACS than I do (especially as I'm about to head off on vacation :), so I should look up the article "and references therein". Physchim62 (talk) 15:40, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Preparation
Is the reaction for preparation similar to the aldol reaction?
- Yes, it is similar. It is also related to a Claisen condensation. All these reactions involve the attack of an enolate at a carbonyl carbon. Physchim62 (talk) 10:49, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Calcium acetylacetonate
An important industrial application of acetylacetone is the calcium complex which is a useful thermal stabiliser for PVC resins and compounds. (57.67.16.50 10:56, 4 January 2007 (UTC))
