ACETONE

In Russia, acetone is included in Table III ("precursors whose circulation in the Russian Federation is limited and for which certain control measures may be excluded") of List IV ("List of precursors whose circulation in the Russian Federation is limited and for which control measures are established") the list of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors subject to control in the Russian Federation (precursor). The turnover of acetone (with a concentration of 60% and more) in the Russian Federation is put under control, on the account of receipts and expenditures.

APPLICATION

Acetone is used as a raw material for the synthesis of many important chemical products, such as acetic anhydride, ketene, diacetone alcohol, mesityl oxide, methyl isobutyl ketone, methyl methacrylate, diphenylpropane, isophorone, bisphenol A.