Description General description Zinc chloride-catalyzed condensation of mesityl oxide with ethyl acetoacetate has been reported[3]. Application Mesityl oxide has been used: • in the synthesis of 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,3,3-trimethyldipyrrin, a crucial building block in the rational synthesis of chlorins and oxochlorins[1] • as neutral marker in the preparation of imidazole-coated capillary column for electrophoresis[2] Packaging 100 g in glass bottle