Michler's ketone

Michler's ketone
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Bis[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]methanone
Other names
4,4'-Bis(N,N-dimethylamino)benzophenone
4,4'-Bis(dimethylamino)benzophenone
Bis(p-(N,N-dimethylamino)phenyl)ketone
Michler ketone
Michler's Ketone
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.001.843 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 202-027-5
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C17H20N2O/c1-18(2)15-9-5-13(6-10-15)17(20)14-7-11-16(12-8-14)19(3)4/h5-12H,1-4H3 ☒N
    Key: VVBLNCFGVYUYGU-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • InChI=1/C17H20N2O/c1-18(2)15-9-5-13(6-10-15)17(20)14-7-11-16(12-8-14)19(3)4/h5-12H,1-4H3
    Key: VVBLNCFGVYUYGU-UHFFFAOYAE
  • CN(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)C2=CC=C(C=C2)N(C)C
Properties
C17H20N2O
Molar mass 268.360 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless solid
Melting point 173 °C (343 °F; 446 K)
Hazards
GHS labelling:[1]
GHS05: Corrosive GHS08: Health hazard
Warning
H318, H341, H350
P201, P280, P305+P351+P338+P310, P308+P313
Safety data sheet (SDS) External MSDS
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Benzophenone
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Michler's ketone is an organic compound with the formula of [(CH3)2NC6H4]2CO. This electron-rich derivative of benzophenone is an intermediate in the production of dyes and pigments, for example Methyl violet. It is also used as a photosensitizer[broken anchor].[2] It is named after the German chemist Wilhelm Michler.

Synthesis

The ketone is prepared today as it was originally by Michler using the Friedel-Crafts acylation of dimethylaniline (C6H5NMe2) using phosgene (COCl2) or equivalent reagents such as triphosgene[3]

COCl2 + 2 C6H5NMe2 → (Me2NC6H4)2CO + 2 HCl → salt

The related tetraethyl compound (Et2NC6H4)2CO, also a precursor to dyes, is prepared similarly.

Uses

Michler's ketone is an intermediate in the synthesis of dyes and pigments for paper, textiles, and leather. Condensation with various aniline derivatives gives several of the dyes called methyl violet, such as crystal violet.

Condensation of Michler's ketone with N-phenyl-1-naphthylamine gives the dye Victoria Blue B (CAS#2580-56-5, CI Basic Blue 26), which is used for coloring paper and producing pastes and inks for ballpoint pens.

Michler's ketone is commonly used as an additive in dyes and pigments as a sensitizer for photoreactions because of its absorption properties. Michler's ketone is an effective sensitizer provided energy transfer is exothermic and the concentration of the acceptor is sufficiently high to quench the photoreaction of Michler's ketone with itself. Specifically Michler's ketone absorbs intensely at 366 nm and effectively sensitizes photochemical reactions such as the dimerization of butadiene to give 1,2-divinylcyclobutane.[4]

p-Dimethylaminobenzophenone is related to Michler's ketone, but with only one amine.[5] Auramine O, a dye, is a salt of the iminium cation [(CH3)2NC6H4]2CNH2+. Michler's thione, [(CH3)2NC6H4]2CS, is prepared by treatment of Michler's ketone with hydrogen sulfide in the presence of acid or sulfideing auramine O.[6] Hydride reduction of Michler's ketone gives 4,4'-bis(dimethylamino)benzhydrol.

References

  1. ^ Record in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  2. ^ Kan, Robert O. (1966). Organic Photochemistry. New York: McGraw-Hill.
  3. ^ W. Michler (1876). "Synthese aromatischer Ketone mittelst Chlorkohlenoxyd". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft. 9: 716–718. doi:10.1002/cber.187600901218.
  4. ^ Charles D. DeBoer, Nicholas J. Turro, and George S. Hammond (1973). "cis- and trans-1,2-Divinylcyclobutane". Organic Syntheses{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link); Collected Volumes, vol. 5, p. 528.
  5. ^ Hurd, Charles D.; Webb, Carl N. (1925). "p-Dimethylaminobenzophenone". Organic Syntheses. 7: 24. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.007.0024.
  6. ^ Elofson, R. M.; Baker, Leslie A.; Gadallah, F. F.; Sikstrom, R. A. (1964). "The Preparation of Thiones in the Presence of Anhydrous Hydrogen Fluoride". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 29 (6): 1355. doi:10.1021/jo01029a020.