Benzylacetone CAS 2550-26-7

CAS NO: 2550-26-7

Formula: C10H12O

Molecular weight: 148.2

Boiling point: 235 °C(lit.)

Density: 0.989 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

Flash point: 209 °F

Refractive index: n20/D 1.512(lit.)

Appearance: clear colorless to pale yellowish liquid

Purity: 98%

Package specification: customized

Storage: Store below +30°C.

Benzylacetone (IUPAC name: 4-phenyl-2-butanone) is a liquid with a sweet, flowery smell that is considered to be the most abundant attractant compound in flowers (e.g. Coyote Tobacco, Nicotiana attenuata) and one of volatile components of cocoa; It can be used as an attractant for melon flies (Bactrocera cucurbitae), in perfume, and as an odorant for soap.It can be prepared by the hydrogenation of benzylideneacetone.

4-Phenyl-2-butanone is an attractant compound found in the flower Nicotiana attenuata. It is also used in the preparation of 4-oxocyclohexanecarbaldehyde derivatives.

Benzylacetone has been identified as a volatile component of cocoa. Benzylacetone is a sweet-floral-smelling liquid, which can be prepared by selective hydrogenation of benzylidene acetone (from benzaldehyde and acetone). It is used in soap perfumes.