2,4,6-Heptanetrione is the

organic compound In chemistry, organic compounds are generally any chemical compounds that contain carbon-hydrogen or carbon-carbon bonds. Due to carbon's ability to catenate (form chains with other carbon atoms), millions of organic compounds are known. T ...

with the formula . It is a white or colorless solid. The molecule, which exists mainly in the

enol In organic chemistry, alkenols (shortened to enols) are a type of reactive structure or intermediate in organic chemistry that is represented as an alkene ( olefin) with a hydroxyl group attached to one end of the alkene double bond (). The t ...

form, undergoes condensation with 1,2-

diketone In organic chemistry, a dicarbonyl is a molecule containing two carbonyl () groups. Although this term could refer to any organic compound containing two carbonyl groups, it is used more specifically to describe molecules in which both carbonyls ...

s. The compound contributes to the flavor of strawberries. It forms a variety of

metal complex A coordination complex consists of a central atom or ion, which is usually metallic and is called the ''coordination centre'', and a surrounding array of bound molecules or ions, that are in turn known as ''ligands'' or complexing agents. Many ...

es.

Refercences

{{DEFAULTSORT:Heptanetrione, 2,4,6- Triketones Chelating agents Ligands 3-Hydroxypropenals Enols Tridentate ligands

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