NOP - Sustainability in the organic chemistry lab course

4-Hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone

I₂

reacts to

- H₂O

2-Methyl-2-penten-4-one

+

2-Methyl-1-penten-4-one

; Side reactions

Simple evaluation indices

Atom economy		84.5	%
Yield		47	%
Target product mass		2.3	g
Sum of input masses		5.9	g
Mass efficiency		390	mg/g
Mass index		2.6	g input / g product
E factor		1.6	g waste / g product