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46214

3-Octanone

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Ethyl amyl ketone, Ethyl pentyl ketone

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)4COC2H5
CAS Number:
106-68-3
Molecular Weight:
128.21
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329757106
EC Number:
203-423-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1700021
MDL number:
MFCD00009515

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Product Name

3-Octanone, analytical standard

InChI key

RHLVCLIPMVJYKS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

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

SMILES string

CCCCCC(=O)CC

grade

analytical standard

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.415 (lit.)

bp

167-168 °C (lit.)

density

0.822 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

storage temp.

2-30°C

Quality Level

100

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Application

3-Octanone may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in truffle aromas using gas chromatography (GC).
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pictograms

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GHS02,GHS07

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H226,H315

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

123.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

51 °C - closed cup

ppe

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

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BCCK1693
BCBZ7357
BCBV9733

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Determination of volatile organic compounds from truffles via SPME-GC-MS
Mauriello G, et al.
Journal of Chromatographic Science, 42(6), 299-305 (2004)
Martin J Schnermann et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107(14), 6158-6163 (2010-03-25)
Golgi-modifying properties of the spongian diterpene macfarlandin E (MacE) and a synthetic analog, t-Bu-MacE, containing its 2,7-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-one moiety are reported. Natural product screening efforts identified MacE as inducing a novel morphological change in Golgi structure defined by ribbon fragmentation with
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.
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
William O H Hughes et al.
Journal of economic entomology, 95(3), 537-543 (2002-06-22)
Leaf-cutting ants are important economic pests of the Neotropics, and the most common method of control involves the use of insecticidal baits. Baits that are currently available exhibit low attractiveness to grass-cutting species, thus there is a need to develop
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