PSEUDOIONONE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

<25 °C

Boiling point:

114-116 °C2 mm Hg(lit.)

Density 

0.90 g/mL at 20 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.53

FEMA 

4299 | PSEUDOIONONE

Flash point:

84℃

Odor

at 100.00 %. sweet waxy citrus floral balsamic dry dusty powdery spicy

Odor Type

balsamic

Water Solubility 

97mg/L at 25℃

JECFA Number

2187

BRN 

1722925

InChIKey

JXJIQCXXJGRKRJ-KOOBJXAQSA-N

LogP

3.69

CAS DataBase Reference

141-10-6

EPA Substance Registry System

Pseudoionone (141-10-6)

Safety Information

Safety Statements 

23-24/25

WGK Germany 

2

RTECS 

YQ2833700

Toxicity

rabbit,LDLo,skin,5gm/kg (5000mg/kg),Food and Chemical Toxicology. Vol. 26, Pg. 311, 1988.

MSDS

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PSEUDOIONONE Usage And Synthesis

Preparation

Pseudo-ionone can be prepared from citric acid and acetone. The product with lower purity can be obtained by treating with lemongrass and acetone, bleaching powder, cobalt nitrate and ethanol.

Chemical Properties

Pale-yellow liquid.Soluble in alcohol and ether. Combustible.

Chemical Properties

Yellow.to.dark.clear.oily.liquid;.sweet,waxy,citrus,floral,balsamic,.dry,dusty,powdery,spicy.aroma.

Occurrence

Not.reported.found.in.nature.

Uses

Perfumery, cosmetics.

Definition

ChEBI: A terpene ketone derived from ring cleavage of the apo carotenoid beta-ionone.

Aroma threshold values

Medium.strength.odor,.balsamic.type.

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