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Acetophenone

≥98%, FG

Synonym(s):

Methyl phenyl ketone

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Linear Formula:
CH3COC6H5
CAS Number:
98-86-2
Molecular Weight:
120.15
FEMA Number:
2009
Council of Europe no.:
138
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
24900797
Flavis number:
7.004
EC Number:
202-708-7
NACRES:
NA.21
MDL number:
MFCD00008724
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
605842
organoleptic:
almond; cherry; coumarin; nutty; sweet; vanilla
grade:
FG
Halal
Kosher
biological source:
synthetic
agency:
meets purity specifications of JECFA
food allergen:
no known allergens

Product Name

Acetophenone, ≥98%, FG

SMILES string

CC(=O)c1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C8H8O/c1-7(9)8-5-3-2-4-6-8/h2-6H,1H3

InChI key

KWOLFJPFCHCOCG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

biological source

synthetic

grade

FG
Halal
Kosher

agency

meets purity specifications of JECFA

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002
FDA 21 CFR 172.515

vapor density

4.1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

0.45 mmHg ( 25 °C)
1 mmHg ( 15 °C)

assay

≥98%

form

liquid
semisolid

autoignition temp.

1058 °F

refractive index

n20/D 1.534 (lit.)

bp

202 °C (lit.)

mp

19-20 °C (lit.)

density

1.03 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

organoleptic

almond; cherry; coumarin; nutty; sweet; vanilla

Quality Level

300
400

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General description

Acetophenone is a saturated ketone that has been reported in the volatile flavor fraction of crayfish waste.

pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H302,H319

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

179.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

82 °C - closed cup

ppe

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

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SHBS6704
SHBS4459
SHBR9143

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Volatile flavor components in crayfish waste.
Tanchotikul U & Hsieh TCY
Journal of Food Science, 54(6), 1515-1520 (1989)
Andre Jakoblinnert et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 47(44), 12230-12232 (2011-10-19)
The asymmetric reduction of ketones is performed by using lyophilized whole cells in neat substrates with defined water activity (a(w)). Ketones and alcohols prone to be unstable in aqueous media can now be converted via biocatalysis.
Raphaël F Guignard et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 47(44), 12185-12187 (2011-10-15)
A new concise route to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) through radical addition and cyclisation of xanthates is described.
Terra D Haddad et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 77(2), 889-898 (2011-12-14)
We report a simple, efficient, and general method for the indium-mediated enantioselective propargylation of aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes under Barbier-type conditions in a one-pot synthesis affording the corresponding chiral alcohol products in very good yield (up to 90%) and enantiomeric
Daniel I Perez et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 17(19), 6914-6925 (2009-09-15)
Thienylhalomethylketones, whose chemical, biological, and pharmaceutical data are here reported, are the first irreversible inhibitors of GSK-3beta described to date. Their inhibitory activity is likely related to the cysteine residue present in the ATP-binding site, which is proposed as a
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