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3-Octanone

≥98%

Synonym(s):

Ethyl amyl ketone, Ethyl pentyl ketone

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)4COC2H5
CAS Number:
106-68-3
Molecular Weight:
128.21
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24848302
EC Number:
203-423-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1700021
MDL number:
MFCD00009515

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Product Name

3-Octanone, ≥98%

bp

167-168 °C (lit.)

InChI key

RHLVCLIPMVJYKS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C8H16O/c1-3-5-6-7-8(9)4-2/h3-7H2,1-2H3

SMILES string

CCCCCC(=O)CC

assay

≥98%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.415 (lit.)

density

0.822 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

ketone

Quality Level

100

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Application

3-Octanone was used to study the effect TiO2 photocatalyst on the rate and the ratio of products generated in photocatalytic oxidation of 3-octanone.

General description

3-Octanone is the common metabolite produced by some fungal species.

pictograms

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GHS02,GHS07

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Warning

hcodes

H226,H315

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

123.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

51 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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SHBT0430
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SHBR1115
SHBP3039
SHBL9885

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Effects of water, salt water, and silicone overcoating of the TiO2 photocatalyst on the rates and products of photocatalytic oxidation of liquid 3-octanol and 3-octanone.
Sunada F and Heller A.
Environmental Science & Technology, 32(2), 282-286 (1998)
A L Sunesson et al.
The Annals of occupational hygiene, 40(4), 397-410 (1996-08-01)
Two fungal species commonly found in indoor environments, Penicillium commune and Paecilomyces variotü, were cultivated on pine wood and on a combination of gypsum board and mineral wool. Air from the cultures was adsorbed on Tenax TA and analysed using
Glen C Rains et al.
Biotechnology progress, 22(1), 2-8 (2006-02-04)
A portable, handheld volatile odor detector ("Wasp Hound") that utilizes a computer vision system and Microplitis croceipes (Cresson) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid wasp, as the chemical sensor was created. Five wasps were placed in a test cartridge and placed inside
William O H Hughes et al.
Journal of economic entomology, 95(3), 537-543 (2002-06-22)
Leaf-cutting ants are important economic pests of the Neotropics, and the most common method of control involves the use of insecticidal baits. Baits that are currently available exhibit low attractiveness to grass-cutting species, thus there is a need to develop
R N Sinha et al.
Mycopathologia, 101(1), 53-60 (1988-01-01)
The fungal odor compounds 3-methyl-1-butanol, 1-octen-3-ol and 3-octanone were monitored in nine experimental bins in Winnipeg, Manitoba containing a hard red spring wheat during the autumn, winter and summer seasons of 1984-85. Quality changes were associated with seed-borne microflora and
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