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 |  | 2,3-HEPTANEDIONE Basic information |  
 | Product Name: | 2,3-HEPTANEDIONE |  | Synonyms: | TIMTEC-BB SBB008584;VALERYLACETYL;2,3-HEPTANEDIONE;2 3-HEPTANEDIONE  97+%;2,3-HEPTANEDIONE 98%;2,3-Heptanedione,98%;NSC 31668;2,3-Heptanedione> |  | CAS: | 96-04-8 |  | MF: | C7H12O2 |  | MW: | 128.17 |  | EINECS: | 202-472-5 |  | Product Categories: |  |  | Mol File: | 96-04-8.mol |    |  
  
 |  | 2,3-HEPTANEDIONE Chemical Properties |  
 | Melting point  | 26.25°C (estimate) |  | Boiling point  | 64 °C18 mm Hg(lit.) |  | density  | 0.92 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |  | FEMA  | 2543 | 2,3-HEPTANEDIONE |  | refractive index  | n20/D 1.415(lit.) |  | Fp  | 105 °F |  | storage temp.  | Refrigerator |  | form  | clear liquid |  | color  | Light yellow to Yellow to Orange |  | Odor | at 1.00 % in dipropylene glycol. butter cheese oily fresh yogurt |  | Odor Type | buttery |  | JECFA Number | 415 |  | BRN  | 1700989 |  | LogP | 0.26 |  | CAS DataBase Reference | 96-04-8(CAS DataBase Reference) |  | EPA Substance Registry System | 2,3-Heptanedione (96-04-8) |  
  
| Risk Statements  | 10 |  | RIDADR  | UN 1224 3/PG 3 |  | WGK Germany  | 3 |  | TSCA  | Yes |  | HazardClass  | 3 |  | PackingGroup  | III |  | HS Code  | 38220090 |  
  
 |  | 2,3-HEPTANEDIONE Usage And Synthesis |  
 | Description | 2,3-Heptanedione has a powerful, cheesy, pungent odor with a
sweet, oily character and a sweet, buttery taste. This substance 
may be synthesized from butyl acetoacetate, ethyl butyl ketone, 
or methyl-n-amyl ketone. |  | Chemical Properties | Powerful, cheesy,pungent odor with a sweet,oily character;sweet,buttery taste. |  | Occurrence | Reported found in tomato, rum, soybean, mushroom and fermented soya hydrolysate (shoyu) |  | Preparation | From butyl acetoacetate, ethyl butyl ketone or methyl-n-amyl ketone. |  | Definition | ChEBI: 2,3-Heptanedione is an alpha-diketone. |  | Synthesis Reference(s) | The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 48, p. 1144, 1983 DOI: 10.1021/jo00155a057 |  
  
 |  | 2,3-HEPTANEDIONE Preparation Products And Raw materials |  
  
 
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