Chemical Properties
white to light yellow crystalline powder
Uses
2'-Hydroxy-4',5'-dimethylacetophenone is a hydroxyacetophenone derivative used in the preparation of herbicides as well as chalcone derivatives with antibacterial activity.
Uses
2'-Hydroxy-4',5'-dimethylacetophenone is used in the preparation of chalcone derivatives with antibacterial activity.
Preparation
Preparation by Fries rearrangement of 3,4-dimethylphenyl acetate with aluminium chloride without solvent between 110° and 150°.