1,4-Bis(2-methylbenzoyl)piperazine

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C20H22N2O2

    SMILES
    CC1=CC=CC=C1C(=O)N2CCN(CC2)C(=O)C3=CC=CC=C3C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Odorless 37.85%
    Grape 33.4%
    Floral 29.06%
    Sweet 28.29%
    Neroli 27.96%
    Bitter 26.56%
    Animal 22.84%
    Honey 22.76%
    Citrus 21.64%
    Fruity 21.02%

     

    Flavor
    Bitter 77.43%
    Odorless 26.73%
    Very strong 20.63%
    Nitrile 20.31%
    Indole 20.08%
    Bread crust 19.95%
    Cereal 19.66%
    Lovage 19.48%
    Orange flower 19.48%
    Cedarleaf 19.43%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.0

    pKa est.
    5.37 (weak acid)

    Molecular weight
    322.4 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    514°C

    Flash point

    • 208.71 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • NSC632538
    • 1,4-Bis(2-methylbenzoyl)piperazine
    • Oprea1_056045
    • Oprea1_153508
    • CHEMBL1994113
    • SCHEMBL10722320
    • AKOS000595739
    • CCG-311180
    • NSC-632538
    • NCI60_010651
    • SR-01000370368
    • SR-01000370368-1
    • Z62471012
    • [4-(2-methylbenzoyl)piperazin-1-yl]-(o-tolyl)methanone
  • Applications

    1,4-Bis(2-methylbenzoyl)piperazine is primarily used as an organic synthesis intermediate, providing a di-functional piperazine scaffold for the preparation of newer drug-like molecules in pharmaceutical research and development; in polymer and coatings chemistries it can serve as a building block for polyamide/polyurea segments or as a reactive crosslinking/functionalized diaryl amide intermediate used in specialty formulations; it may be evaluated as a precursor for certain specialty chemicals in coatings and inks, enabling functional materials with tailored properties; in broader industrial manufacturing it appears as an intermediate in multi-step syntheses within chemical production, with use limited by regulatory requirements and formulation constraints.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 16.39
    methanol 18.91
    isopropanol 9.07
    water 0.23
    ethyl acetate 24.56
    n-propanol 15.03
    acetone 35.04
    n-butanol 12.06
    acetonitrile 25.76
    DMF 64.2
    toluene 20.59
    isobutanol 9.77
    1,4-dioxane 51.64
    methyl acetate 29.7
    THF 61.48
    2-butanone 47.17
    n-pentanol 14.27
    sec-butanol 9.89
    n-hexane 0.5
    ethylene glycol 3.13
    NMP 54.12
    cyclohexane 1.08
    DMSO 46.97
    n-butyl acetate 21.54
    n-octanol 6.52
    chloroform 254.65
    n-propyl acetate 21.66
    acetic acid 26.66
    dichloromethane 291.05
    cyclohexanone 73.74
    propylene glycol 3.33
    isopropyl acetate 12.31
    DMAc 75.52
    2-ethoxyethanol 34.05
    isopentanol 10.12
    n-heptane 0.47
    ethyl formate 40.32
    1,2-dichloroethane 123.13
    n-hexanol 10.9
    2-methoxyethanol 37.58
    isobutyl acetate 10.81
    tetrachloromethane 17.09
    n-pentyl acetate 21.68
    transcutol 31.05
    n-heptanol 9.68
    ethylbenzene 10.71
    MIBK 13.2
    2-propoxyethanol 30.8
    tert-butanol 7.54
    MTBE 4.81
    2-butoxyethanol 26.01
    propionic acid 21.99
    o-xylene 11.58
    formic acid 19.68
    diethyl ether 10.94
    m-xylene 9.45
    p-xylene 14.87
    chlorobenzene 47.5
    dimethyl carbonate 14.39
    n-octane 0.47
    formamide 45.46
    cyclopentanone 81.57
    2-pentanone 27.67
    anisole 17.63
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 14.8
    gamma-butyrolactone 94.35
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 19.96
    pyridine 107.24
    3-pentanone 24.61
    furfural 110.47
    n-dodecane 0.42
    diethylene glycol 21.32
    diisopropyl ether 1.97
    tert-amyl alcohol 8.34
    acetylacetone 28.9
    n-hexadecane 0.49
    acetophenone 31.41
    methyl propionate 24.79
    isopentyl acetate 16.69
    trichloroethylene 257.33
    n-nonanol 7.14
    cyclohexanol 10.98
    benzyl alcohol 28.23
    2-ethylhexanol 6.96
    isooctanol 7.85
    dipropyl ether 6.0
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 45.07
    ethyl lactate 13.64
    propylene carbonate 46.46
    n-methylformamide 48.84
    2-pentanol 5.98
    n-pentane 0.42
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 16.5
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 20.93
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 15.72
    mesitylene 4.65
    ε-caprolactone 55.66
    p-cymene 5.83
    epichlorohydrin 131.25
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 50.71
    2-aminoethanol 8.19
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 66.04
    sulfolane 76.64
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.37
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 30.86
    n-hexyl acetate 17.18
    isooctane 0.22
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 21.82
    sec-butyl acetate 10.42
    tert-butyl acetate 9.67
    decalin 0.82
    glycerin 6.73
    diglyme 49.4
    acrylic acid 24.09
    isopropyl myristate 5.79
    n-butyric acid 28.89
    acetyl acetate 15.57
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 10.94
    ethyl propionate 17.33
    nitromethane 63.06
    1,2-diethoxyethane 18.47
    benzonitrile 39.37
    trioctyl phosphate 6.68
    1-bromopropane 31.32
    gamma-valerolactone 118.29
    n-decanol 5.11
    triethyl phosphate 10.33
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 3.83
    propionitrile 28.85
    vinylene carbonate 57.47
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 67.69
    DMS 21.8
    cumene 6.36
    2-octanol 6.25
    2-hexanone 23.88
    octyl acetate 8.4
    limonene 5.86
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 54.81
    ethyl orthosilicate 9.06
    tributyl phosphate 8.24
    diacetone alcohol 15.16
    N,N-dimethylaniline 12.49
    acrylonitrile 45.34
    aniline 24.21
    1,3-propanediol 14.64
    bromobenzene 43.1
    dibromomethane 130.01
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 144.85
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 14.96
    tetrabutyl urea 12.23
    diisobutyl methanol 3.68
    2-phenylethanol 24.53
    styrene 12.36
    dioctyl adipate 11.13
    dimethyl sulfate 23.93
    ethyl butyrate 16.36
    methyl lactate 13.92
    butyl lactate 17.55
    diethyl carbonate 12.73
    propanediol butyl ether 13.62
    triethyl orthoformate 12.18
    p-tert-butyltoluene 4.35
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 21.07
    morpholine 53.11
    tert-butylamine 3.81
    n-dodecanol 3.63
    dimethoxymethane 35.81
    ethylene carbonate 43.57
    cyrene 28.0
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 31.2
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 14.8
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 50.47
    4-methylpyridine 64.67
    dibutyl ether 6.3
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 3.68
    DEF 34.17
    dimethyl isosorbide 34.81
    tetrachloroethylene 105.8
    eugenol 25.87
    triacetin 19.54
    span 80 13.44
    1,4-butanediol 8.94
    1,1-dichloroethane 64.33
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 11.95
    methyl formate 41.04
    2-methyl-1-butanol 10.37
    n-decane 0.75
    butyronitrile 24.33
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 5.18
    1-chlorooctane 4.58
    1-chlorotetradecane 1.69
    n-nonane 0.6
    undecane 0.53
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.66
    cyclooctane 0.31
    cyclopentanol 14.89
    tetrahydropyran 31.18
    tert-amyl methyl ether 5.38
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 28.78
    1-hexene 3.85
    2-isopropoxyethanol 20.0
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 22.13
    methyl butyrate 28.86

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