Cas no 90-96-0 (4,4'-Dimethoxybenzophenone)

4,4'-Dimethoxybenzophenone is a substituted benzophenone derivative characterized by the presence of methoxy groups at the para positions of the phenyl rings. This compound is commonly utilized as a photoinitiator in UV-curable coatings, inks, and adhesives due to its efficient absorption of UV light and ability to generate free radicals for polymerization. Its methoxy substituents enhance solubility in organic matrices, improving formulation compatibility. Additionally, it exhibits good thermal stability, making it suitable for applications requiring controlled curing processes. The compound is also employed in organic synthesis as a building block for pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals. Its consistent performance and well-documented reactivity profile make it a reliable choice for industrial and research applications.
4,4'-Dimethoxybenzophenone structure
4,4'-Dimethoxybenzophenone structure
Product Name:4,4'-Dimethoxybenzophenone
CAS No:90-96-0
MF:C15H14O3
MW:242.269864559174
MDL:MFCD00008404
CID:34578
PubChem ID:7032
Update Time:2025-10-12

4,4'-Dimethoxybenzophenone Chemical and Physical Properties

Names and Identifiers

    • Bis(4-methoxyphenyl)methanone
    • 4,4-Dimethoxy Benzophenone
    • 4,4'-Dimethoxybenzophenone
    • 4,4’-Dimethoxybenzophenone
    • 1,1-di(p-methoxyphenyl)-ketone
    • 4,4-Dimethoxybenzop
    • 4,4'-dimethoxy-benzophenone
    • Bis(4-anisyl) ketone
    • Bis(p-anisyl) ketone
    • Bis(p-methoxy)benzophenone
    • bis(p-methoxyphenyl)ketone
    • Di(4-methoxyphenyl) ketone
    • Di-p-anisyl ketone
    • di-para-methoxy benzophenone
    • Dmbp
    • P,P'-DIMETHOXYBENZOPHENONE
    • p-Methoxyphenyl ketone
    • Benzophenone,4,4'-dimethoxy- (6CI,8CI)
    • 4,4'-Bis(methoxy)benzophenone
    • Bis(4-methoxyphenyl) ketone
    • NSC 4191
    • Bis(p-methoxyphenyl) ketone
    • AE-641/00433002
    • CB05263
    • L10021
    • Oprea1_684330
    • XM6ZQ9ZM6E
    • Methanone, bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-
    • EN300-19467
    • SMSF0004338
    • Z104473938
    • Benzophenone, 4,4'-dimethoxy-
    • CBMicro_013731
    • DTXSID50237985
    • Cambridge id 5190802
    • CS-W014140
    • bis[4-(methyloxy)phenyl]methanone
    • NSC-4191
    • AMY11233
    • 4,4'-DIMETHOXYBENZOPHENONE-D8
    • 350818-55-2
    • PS-5307
    • EINECS 202-028-0
    • Benzophenone,4'-dimethoxy-
    • 4,4'-dimethoxybenzophenon
    • SR-01000198114-1
    • A843681
    • FT-0617067
    • W-100321
    • AI3-52342
    • 90-96-0
    • SY018217
    • F1905-7005
    • 4,4 inverted exclamation mark -Dimethoxybenzophenone
    • 4,4'-Dimethoxybenzophenone, 97%
    • BIM-0013460.P001
    • SCHEMBL51509
    • D0765
    • MFCD00008404
    • SR-01000198114
    • CHEMBL2413410
    • AKOS000118781
    • Bis-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-methanone
    • UNII-XM6ZQ9ZM6E
    • NSC4191
    • Benzophenone, 4,4′-dimethoxy- (6CI, 8CI)
    • Bis(4-methoxyphenyl)methanone (ACI)
    • 4,4′-Bis(methoxy)benzophenone
    • 4,4′-Dimethoxybenzophenone
    • p,p′-Dimethoxybenzophenone
    • bis(4-methoxyphenyl) ketone bis(4-methoxyphenyl)methanone
    • Bis[4-methoxy(2H4)phenyl]methanone
    • NS00039379
    • DA-51185
    • DB-057232
    • DTXCID00160476
    • 4,4\\'-Dimethoxybenzophenone
    • MDL： MFCD00008404
    • Inchi： 1S/C15H14O3/c1-17-13-7-3-11(4-8-13)15(16)12-5-9-14(18-2)10-6-12/h3-10H,1-2H3
    • InChI Key： RFVHVYKVRGKLNK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • SMILES： O=C(C1C=CC(OC)=CC=1)C1C=CC(OC)=CC=1
    • BRN： 1878026

Computed Properties

  • Exact Mass: 242.09400
  • Monoisotopic Mass: 242.094294
  • Isotope Atom Count: 0
  • Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 0
  • Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 3
  • Heavy Atom Count: 18
  • Rotatable Bond Count: 4
  • Complexity: 235
  • Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 1
  • Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
  • Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count : 0
  • Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
  • Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
  • Topological Polar Surface Area: 35.5
  • Surface Charge: 0
  • Tautomer Count: nothing
  • XLogP3: nothing

Experimental Properties

  • Color/Form: White powder crystallization
  • Density: 1.1515 (rough estimate)
  • Melting Point: 144.0 to 147.0 deg-C
  • Boiling Point: 200?°C17?mm Hg(lit.)
  • Flash Point: 182 °C
  • Refractive Index: 1.5570 (estimate)
  • Water Partition Coefficient: It is insoluble in water, soluble in ethanol.
  • PSA: 35.53000
  • LogP: 2.93480
  • Solubility: Not determined

4,4'-Dimethoxybenzophenone Security Information

4,4'-Dimethoxybenzophenone Customs Data

  • HS CODE：29145000
  • Customs Data：

    China Customs Code:

    2914509090

    Overview:

    2914509090 Ketones containing other oxygen-containing groups. VAT:17.0% Tax refund rate:9.0% Regulatory conditions:nothing MFN tariff:5.5% general tariff:30.0%

    Declaration elements:

    Product Name, component content, use to, Acetone declared packaging

    Summary:

    HS:2914509090 other ketones with other oxygen function VAT:17.0% Tax rebate rate:9.0% Supervision conditions:none MFN tariff:5.5% General tariff:30.0%

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4,4'-Dimethoxybenzophenone Production Method

Production Method 1

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Permanganic acid (HMnO4), potassium salt (1:1) ,  Benzeneethanamine, N,N-diethyl-4-methyl-β-phenyl-, hydrochloride (1:1) Solvents: Acetic acid
Reference
Chemical constitution and pharmacological activity of laxatives with special consideration of compounds with two p-hydroxyphenyl groups on one common carbon atom. III
Schultz, Otto Erich; Schnekenburger, Jorg, Archiv der Pharmazie und Berichte der Deutschen Pharmazeutischen Gesellschaft, 1958, 291, 356-61

Production Method 2

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Cesium carbonate Solvents: Toluene ;  2 - 12 h, 70 °C
Reference
Synthesis of Diaryl Ketones through Oxidative Cleavage of the C-C Double Bonds in N-Sulfonyl Enamides
Kim, Hyunseok; Park, Sangjune; Baek, Yonghyeon; Um, Kyusik; Han, Gi Uk; et al, Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2018, 83(7), 3486-3496

Production Method 3

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Potassium carbonate ,  Tripropylphosphine ,  Di-μ-chlorobis[(1,2,5,6-η)-1,5-cyclooctadiene]dirhodium Solvents: Diglyme
1.2 Reagents: Hydrochloric acid
Reference
A Heck-type reaction involving carbon-heteroatom double bonds. Rhodium(I)-catalyzed coupling of aryl halides with N-pyrazyl aldimines
Ishiyama, Tatsuo; Hartwig, John, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2000, 122(48), 12043-12044

Production Method 4

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Catalysts: Ethyl 2-mercaptopropionate ,  2,4,5,6-Tetra(9H-carbazol-9-yl)isophthalonitrile Solvents: Ethyl acetate ;  3 h, rt
Reference
Photochemical Hydrogen Atom Transfer Catalysis for Dehydrogenation of Alcohols To Form Carbonyls
Yang, Xiaona; Guo, Yunfei; Tong, Hong'en; Guo, Hongyu; Liu, Rongfang; et al, Organic Letters, 2023, 25(29), 5486-5491

Production Method 5

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Oxygen Catalysts: Methanesulfinic acid, 1,1,1-trifluoro-, sodium salt (1:1) Solvents: Acetonitrile ;  12 h, 1 atm, 25 °C
Reference
A sodium trifluoromethanesulfinate-mediated photocatalytic strategy for aerobic oxidation of alcohols
Zhu, Xianjin; Liu, Can; Liu, Yong; Yang, Haijun; Fu, Hua, Chemical Communications (Cambridge, 2020, 56(82), 12443-12446

Production Method 6

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Potassium carbonate Catalysts: [1,3-Bis[2,6-bis(1-methylethyl)phenyl]-1,3-dihydro-2H-imidazol-2-ylidene]chloro[… Solvents: Tetrahydrofuran ;  15 h, 23 °C
Reference
Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of amides and esters at room temperature: correlation with barriers to rotation around C-N and C-O bonds
Lei, Peng; Meng, Guangrong; Shi, Shicheng; Ling, Yun; An, Jie; et al, Chemical Science, 2017, 8(9), 6525-6530

Production Method 7

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Catalysts: Iron(III) acetylacetonate Solvents: Tetrahydrofuran ;  rt → 0 °C
1.2 25 min, 0 °C
1.3 Reagents: Ammonium chloride Solvents: Water
Reference
An efficient synthesis of diaryl ketones by iron-catalyzed arylation of aroyl cyanides
Duplais, Christophe; Bures, Filip; Sapountzis, Ioannis; Korn, Tobias J.; Cahiez, Gerard; et al, Angewandte Chemie, 2004, 43(22), 2968-2970

Production Method 8

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Potassium carbonate Catalysts: (SP-4-2)-Dibromo[1,2-ethanediylbis[3-(1-methylethyl)-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl-2(3H)-… Solvents: Toluene ;  3 h, 200 psi, 120 °C
Reference
Novel and efficient bridged bis(N-heterocyclic carbene)palladium(II) catalysts for selective carbonylative Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reactions to biaryl ketones and biaryl diketones
Mansour, Waseem; Fettouhi, Mohammed; El Ali, Bassam, Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 2020, 34(6),

Production Method 9

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Solvents: Methanol ,  Dimethylformamide
Reference
Mobility of nitro groups in benzophenones and xanthones
Gorvin, John H., Chemistry & Industry (London, 1967, (36), 1525-6

Production Method 10

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Oxygen Catalysts: 2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone ,  Nitric acid Solvents: Dichloromethane ;  18 h, rt
1.2 Reagents: Sodium bicarbonate Solvents: Water ;  rt
Reference
Scalable Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols Using Catalytic DDQ/HNO3
Katsina, Tania; Clavier, Louis; Giffard, Jean-Francois; Macedo Portela da Silva, Nayane; Fournier, Jean; et al, Organic Process Research & Development, 2020, 24(5), 856-860

Production Method 11

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Trifluoroacetic acid ,  Allyl chloride ,  Zinc Catalysts: Cobalt, (2,2′-bipyridine-κN1,κN1′)dibromo-, (T-4)- Solvents: Acetonitrile ;  > rt; rt; > rt; 20 min, rt
1.2 4 h, rt
Reference
Synthesis of Symmetrical Diaryl Ketones by Cobalt-Catalyzed Reaction of Arylzinc Reagents with Ethyl Chloroformate
Rerat, Alice; Michon, Christophe; Agbossou-Niedercorn, Francine; Gosmini, Corinne, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2016, 2016(26), 4554-4560

Production Method 12

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: N-Bromosuccinimide ,  Alumina ;  10 min, rt; 2 min, heated
Reference
Microwave-assisted solvent-free oxidation of hydrobenzoins, benzoins, and alcohols with NBS-Al2O3
Khurana, Jitender M.; Arora, Reema, ARKIVOC (Gainesville, 2008, (14), 211-215

Production Method 13

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Oxygen ,  Mercury fluoride (HgF2) Solvents: Acetonitrile ;  24 h, 25 °C
Reference
Photolytic decarboxylation of α-aryl carboxylic acids mediated by HgF2 under a dioxygen atmosphere
Farhadi, Saeid; Zaringhadam, Parisa; Sahamieh, Reza Zarei, Tetrahedron Letters, 2006, 47(12), 1965-1968

Production Method 14

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Lithium hydroxide Solvents: Acetonitrile ;  30 min, 80 °C
Reference
Palladium Nanoparticles Incorporated Thiazoline Functionalized Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica: Efficient Catalyst for Selective Hydrogenation & Csp2-Csp2 Bond Formation Reactions
Sudharsan, Murugesan; Subramanian, Saravanan; Amali, Arlin Jose; Suresh, Devarajan, ChemistrySelect, 2020, 5(20), 6131-6140

Production Method 15

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Diisopropylcarbodiimide Catalysts: Bis(dichloro(η6-p-cymene)ruthenium) Solvents: Toluene ;  24 h, 120 °C
Reference
Ruthenium-Catalyzed Dehydrogenation of Alcohols with Carbodiimide via a Hydrogen Transfer Mechanism
Sueki, Shunsuke ; Matsuyama, Mizuki; Watanabe, Azumi; Kanemaki, Arata; Katakawa, Kazuaki ; et al, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2020, 2020(31), 4878-4885

Production Method 16

Reaction Conditions
1.1 Reagents: Montmorillonite ((Al1.33-1.67Mg0.33-0.67)(Ca0-1Na0-1)0.33Si4(OH)2O10.xH2O) ,  Ferric nitrate Solvents: Dichloromethane ;  rt
Reference
Iron(III) nitrate-K10 montmorillonite clay
Cornelis, Andre; Laszlo, Pierre; Zettler, Mark W., e-EROS Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, 2001, ,

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