Applications in Various Industries:
- Industrial Use: Used as a solvent in paints, coatings, and lacquers.
Employed in the production of hydraulic fluids and cleaning agents. - Chemical Industry: Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of other chemicals, such as mesityl oxide.
- Consumer Products: Found in some cleaning solutions and industrial solvents.
Where is Diacetone Alcohol Found?
- Natural Sources: Not naturally occurring; it is a synthetic compound.
- Industrial Production: Produced by the aldol condensation of acetone in the presence of a base.
- Consumer Products: Found in paints, coatings, and cleaning solutions.