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| | 3-METHYLCYCLOHEXANONE Basic information |
| | 3-METHYLCYCLOHEXANONE Chemical Properties |
| Melting point | -73 °C | | Boiling point | 169-170 °C (lit.) | | alpha | [α]D20 0.0±0.5゜ (neat) | | density | 0.914 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) | | FEMA | 3947 | 3-METHYLCYCLOHEXANONE | | refractive index | n20/D 1.446(lit.) | | Fp | 125 °F | | storage temp. | Flammables area | | form | Liquid | | color | Clear colorless to very slightly yellow | | Odor | at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. minty camphor medicinal | | Odor Type | camphoreous | | Water Solubility | 1.498g/L(20 ºC) | | JECFA Number | 1103 | | BRN | 969804 | | LogP | 1.25 | | CAS DataBase Reference | 591-24-2(CAS DataBase Reference) | | EPA Substance Registry System | Cyclohexanone, 3-methyl- (591-24-2) |
| Hazard Codes | Xn | | Risk Statements | 10 | | Safety Statements | 36/37-23-16 | | RIDADR | UN 2297 3/PG 3 | | WGK Germany | 1 | | RTECS | GW1750100 | | HazardClass | 3.2 | | PackingGroup | III | | HS Code | 29142200 |
| | 3-METHYLCYCLOHEXANONE Usage And Synthesis |
| Chemical Properties | CLEAR COLOURLESS TO VERY SLIGHTLY YELLOW LIQUID | | Chemical Properties | 3-Methylcyclohexanone has an acetone-like odor. | | Occurrence | Reported found in the plant Mentha pulegium L. (European pennyroyal), peppermint oil, cornmint oil, penny
royal oil, buchu oil and heater beef fat | | Uses | 3-Methylcyclohexanone is used as a fragrant and flavouring agent. | | Aroma threshold values | Aroma characteristics at 1.0%: minty cooling, clean and impacting with a slight medicinal solvent
nuance. | | Taste threshold values | Taste characteristics at 15 ppm: minty, sweet, lifting cooling with a slight ethereal solvent-like impact; fresh
and slightly medicinal | | Synthesis Reference(s) | The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 47, p. 2790, 1982 DOI: 10.1021/jo00135a024 Tetrahedron Letters, 25, p. 5911, 1984 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(01)81718-4 |
| | 3-METHYLCYCLOHEXANONE Preparation Products And Raw materials |
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