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Octane-2,3-dione

Octane-2,3-dione structure

Octane-2,3-dione 

structure
  • CAS No:

    585-25-1

  • Formula:

    C8H14O2

  • Chemical Name:

    Octane-2,3-dione

  • Synonyms:

    2,3 OCTANEDIONE;2,3-Octandione;octane-2,3-dione;Acetyl caproyl;Pentyl methyl diketone;Pentylmethyl diketone;2,3-octyldione;2,3-Octadione

  • Categories:

    Chemical Reagents  >  Organic Reagents

Description

2,3-Octanedione has a “warmed-over” flavor (off-flavor).


Liquid|Clear to yellow liquid; Fruity nutty aroma


2,3-Octanedione is an alpha-diketone.

Octane-2,3-dione Basic Attributes

142.2

142.20

209-552-9

267Z8UAR9Q

7642

DTXSID60207215

2914190090

Characteristics

34.14000

1.72480

Liquid

0.9311 g/cm3

173 °C

56.5ºC

1.419

Soluble in non-polar solvents

Powerful and sweet, oily-buttery odor with herbaceous-cheesy undenone, yet not rancid or unpleasant in dilution. Creamy-cheesy, mildly buttery taste in dilutions near 10 ppm.

Safety Information

P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P280, P303+P361+P353, P370+P378, P403+P235, P501

H226

|Warning|H226 (100%): Flammable liquid and vapor [Warning Flammable liquids]|P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P280, P303+P361+P353, P370+P378, P403+P235, and P501|Aggregated GHS information provided by 1374 companies from 1 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory.

Octane-2,3-dione Use and Manufacturing

Uses

The title Octane-2,3-dione is used on a very limited scale in perfume compositions, mainly as a trace component in topnote compositions, }vhere it gives interesting effects in the presence of Civet and Phenylacetic acid, or certain Labdanum products, etc. It is also of good use in Ylang Ylang compositions and in many other flower bases.

Food additives -> Flavoring Agents|Flavouring Agent -> FLAVOURING_AGENT; -> JECFA Functional Classes|Flavoring Agents -> JECFA Flavorings Index

Flavoring Agents|Flavouring Agent -> FLAVOURING_AGENT;

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:142.20
XLogP3:1.5
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:2
Rotatable Bond Count:5
Exact Mass:142.099379685
Monoisotopic Mass:142.099379685
Topological Polar Surface Area:34.1
Heavy Atom Count:10
Complexity:127
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

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