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3-Octanone

≥98%

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Synonym(s):
Ethyl amyl ketone, Ethyl pentyl ketone
Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)4COC2H5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
128.21
Beilstein:
1700021
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

≥98%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.415 (lit.)

bp

167-168 °C (lit.)

density

0.822 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCCCC(=O)CC

InChI

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

InChI key

RHLVCLIPMVJYKS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

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

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.

Pictograms

FlameExclamation mark

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

123.8 °F

Flash Point(C)

51 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Information

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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
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)
Marek Nemcovic et al.
FEMS microbiology letters, 284(2), 231-236 (2008-05-31)
Light and starvation are two principal environmental stimuli inducing conidiation in the soil micromycete Trichoderma spp. We observed that volatiles produced by conidiating colonies of Trichoderma spp. elicited conidiation in colonies that had not been induced previously by exposure to
Zhuo-Min Zhang et al.
Journal of chromatographic science, 46(8), 690-696 (2008-09-18)
Mushrooms are very popular in the market for their nutritional and medicinal use. Mushroom volatiles are not only an important factor in the flavor, but also contain many antioxidant compounds. Antioxidant activity is a very important property for disease prevention.
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

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