In terms of applications, acetylacetone can be used for organic synthesis first of all. It can serve as a reagent for chromatography analysis and also as a chelating agent for transition metals. It is better to determine thallium in the presence of carbon disulfide than to determine iron and fluorine by other methods.
Acetylacetone can be used as an intermediate in pharmaceuticals. For example, it is used in the production of the fungicides pyrimethanil and mepanipyrim, as well as the herbicide rimsulfuron. It can also be used as a raw material for pharmaceutical manufacturing, an organic intermediate, and a solvent. It can also act as an analytical reagent and an extractant for aluminum in houses. Moreover, it is an excellent organic synthesis intermediate and a very important raw material for pharmaceutical manufacturing. It can be used as a solvent for cellulose acetate. It can also be used as an additive for gasoline and lubricants, and can even be used as a dryer or fungicide for paints and varnishes. It can also serve as a catalyst for hydrogenation reactions and an oxidation accelerator for oxygen, etc. It can be said that its functions are very extensive. It can also be used to remove some metal oxides from porous solids and can be applied in the treatment of polypropylene catalysts.
