3,5-Dibenzyloxyacetophenone

Chemical Properties

beige crystalline powder. 

Uses

The product 3,5-dibenzyloxyacetophenone is widely used as intermediate in the production of a pharmaceutical for treatment of obesity, diabetes, glaucoma, AIDS, HIV infection, antiinflammatory effects, and also in the treatment of disorders which result from leukotriene, tranquilizers, hypotensives, diuretics, and antiglaucoma agents.^[1]

Uses

3,5-Dibenzyloxyacetophenone is used in the synthesis of enantiomerically pure B-ring modified analogs of (-)-epicatechin gallate.

References

[1] Ganapati D. Yadav,  Omprakash V. Badure. “Selective acylation of 1,3-dibenzyloxybenzene to 3,5-dibenzyloxyacetophenone over cesium modified dodecatungstophosphoric acid (DTP) on clay.” Applied Catalysis A: General 348 1 (2008): Pages 16-25.