C15H12O2
224.25 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalWarning
Dibenzoylmethane
CAS120-46-7EC204-398-9
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Aromatic
Primary Use
Heat stabilizer and beta-diketone
Dibenzoylmethane is a beta-diketone structurally derived from acetylacetone by replacing both methyl groups with phenyl groups. It occurs naturally as a minor constituent of licorice root extract and has been studied for antimutagenic and anticancer properties.
Heat stabilizerAntimutagen researchAnticancer research
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Identifiers
IUPAC Name
1,3-diphenylpropane-1,3-dione
InChIKey
NZZIMKJIVMHWJC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)CC(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2
Synonyms (19)
- 1, 1,3-diphenyl-
- 1,3-DIPHENYL-1,3-PROPANEDIONE
- 1,3-Diphenyl-Propan-1,3-Dion
- 1,3-Diphenylpropane-1,3-dione
- 1,3-diphenyl-1,3-propandione
- 1,3-diphenyl-1,3-propanedion
- 2-Benzoylacetophenone
- DIBENZOYLMETHANE [MART.]
- Dibenzoylmethane
- GAMMA-HYDROXYCHALKONE
- Karenzu DK2
- Phenyl phenacyl ketone
- Rhodiastab 83
- omega-Benzoylacetophenone