1.Basic Product Information

Product Name: Solketal / Glycerol Acetonide

Alias: 2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4-methanol, Isopropylidene Glycerol, Acetone Glycerol Ketal

CAS No.: 100-79-8

Molecular Formula: C₆H₁₂O₃

Molecular Structure: 

Grade Type: Industrial high-purity green solvent grade (≥99.0%)

2.Product Overview

Solketal, also known as Glycerol Acetonide, is a renewable, low-toxicity and high-boiling fine chemical compound derived from glycerol and acetone condensation. Featuring excellent water miscibility, ultra-low odor, mild volatility, superior solvent power and chemical stability, Solketal serves as an eco-friendly alternative to traditional glycol ether and ketone solvents. It delivers balanced slow-evaporating performance, outstanding wettability and perfect resin compatibility, effectively improving coating leveling, ink dispersion and formula stability. Widely applied in green coatings, fine chemical synthesis, pharmaceutical intermediates and biofuel additives, it has become a core environmentally friendly material compliant with modern low-VOC industrial standards.

3.Typical Specifications

4.Physical & Chemical Properties

Physical Properties

Solketal is a colorless transparent low-viscosity liquid at room temperature with nearly odorless characteristics and excellent fluidity. It features a high boiling point and slow, uniform evaporation rate, providing sufficient open time for coating and ink film formation. The product possesses outstanding amphiphilic solubility, fully miscible with water, alcohols, esters, ethers and most organic solvents. With stable physical state, no stratification, precipitation or volatile loss occurs during formula preparation and construction, ensuring consistent processing performance in various industrial production environments.

Chemical Properties

Solketal has a stable cyclic ketal molecular structure with excellent chemical inertness under neutral and alkaline conditions. It retains active terminal hydroxyl groups, enabling it to participate in esterification, etherification and polymerization reactions as a fine chemical intermediate. The product exhibits excellent thermal stability without decomposition or yellowing during conventional high-temperature processing. It maintains long-term formula stability in coating and ink systems, effectively enhancing film compactness, weather resistance and surface flatness, while avoiding adverse reactions with resins, pigments and curing agents.

5.Main Applications

9.Finemax Advantages

Finemax Chemical supplies high-purity industrial-grade Solketal with stable purity, ultra-low moisture and color number. Our Solketal features uniform volatilization rate, excellent resin compatibility and superior leveling performance, effectively helping customers upgrade green formula systems, reduce product defects and meet low-VOC environmental standards. With strict batch quality control, sufficient stable inventory and professional formula technical support, we provide reliable green solvent and chemical intermediate solutions for global coatings, fine chemical and new energy industries.

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