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acetylacetone
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acetylacetone

Colourless pungent liquid, boiling point 194°C/381.2°F. This diketone is unusual in that it exists to the extent of about 85% as the enol form, the enol form being considerably stabilized by hydrogen bonding between the enol OH proton and the carbonyl oxygen. Acetylacetone is an important reagent for the preparation of chelate compounds with a wide range of metals.



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Formaldehyde was measured continuously, using the automated Dasgupta-diffusion-tube sampler to obtain aqueous formaldehyde, which is then mixed with buffered 2,4-pentanedione and measured with fluorescence (Dasgupta et al, 1988).
 
 
 
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