The 2,4-Pentanedione,3-(phenylmethyl)-, with the CAS registry number 1134-87-8, is also known as 3-Benzyl-2,4-pentanedione. This chemical's molecular formula is C₁₂H₁₄O₂ and molecular weight is 190.10. What's more, its IUPAC name is called 3-Benzylpentane-2,4-dione.

Physical properties about 2,4-Pentanedione,3-(phenylmethyl)- are: (1)ACD/LogP: 2.11; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 0; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): 2.11; (4)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): 2.11; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 23.65 ; (6)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 23.62; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 335.01; (8)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 334.55; (9)#H bond acceptors: 2; (10)#H bond donors: 0; (11)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 4 ; (12)Polar Surface Area: 34.14 Å²; (13)Index of Refraction: 1.506; (14)Molar Refractivity: 54.351 cm³; (15)Molar Volume: 182.894 cm³; (16)Polarizability: 21.547×10^-24cm³; (17)Surface Tension: 36.82 dyne/cm; (18)Density: 1.04 g/cm³; (19)Flash Point: 106.212 °C; (20)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 52.436 kJ/mol; (21)Boiling Point: 285.317 °C at 760 mmHg; (22) Vapour Pressure: 0.0030 mmHg at 25 °C.

Preparation of 2,4-Pentanedione,3-(phenylmethyl)-: this chemical can be prepared by pentane-2,4-dione with bromomethyl-benzene. This reaction needs reagent C₂H₅ONa and solvent ethanol at temperature of 60 °C. The reaction time is 3 hours.

Uses of 2,4-Pentanedione,3-(phenylmethyl)-: it is used to produce other chemicals. For example, it can react with methanethiosulfonic acid S-methyl ester to get 3-methylthio-4-phenyl-2-butanone. The reaction occurs with reagent EtONa and solvent ethanol at ambient temperature. The reaction time is 1 hour. The yield is 96 %.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1) SMILES: O=C(C(C(=O)C)Cc1ccccc1)C
(2) InChI: InChI=1S/C12H14O2/c1-9(13)12(10(2)14)8-11-6-4-3-5-7-11/h3-7,12H,8H2,1-2H3
(3) InChIKey: WAJQTBOWJRUOOO-UHFFFAOYSA-N