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Substance: methoxyacetone				Other Names: methoxy-2-propanone

Formula: C4H8O2						CAS-No.: 5878-19-3	PubChem: CID 22172

Study: photolysis, quantum yields


Authors: R. Srinivasan

Title: Photochemistry of Methoxyacetone

Journal/Source: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 84, 13, 2475–2478, (1962); https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00872a003


Data: table

Energy/Wavelength range: 313 nm

Resolution: 

Temperature: 298 K

Temperature dependence: no

Pressure/Concentration: 

Phase: gas

pH: 


Comments: Photolysis of methoxyacetone at 313 nm lead to acetone and formaldehyde as major products.  The quantum yield of acetone was 0.32.

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