Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry - Beta-diketone

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Beta-diketone (β-diketone): A molecule containing two ketones separated by one carbon.

General β-diketone structure.


Pentane-2,4-dione (Acetyl acetone)		3-Methyl-1-phenyl hexane-2,4-dione

Typical β-diketones.

Methyl acetoacetate (shown here) is a β-ketoester. It is not a β-diketone because one of the carbonyl-containing functional groups is an ester instead of a ketone.

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