1-Indanone Chemical Properties

Melting point:

38-40 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

243-245 °C(lit.)

Density 

1.103 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

1.5610 (estimate)

Flash point:

233 °F

storage temp. 

Store below +30°C.

solubility 

6.5g/l

form 

Crystalline Mass

color 

Light yellow to brown

Odor

Rather weak, woody and somewhat medicinal odor with an incense-like undertone.

Odor Threshold

0.0088ppm

Water Solubility 

6.5 g/L (20 C)

BRN 

507957

Stability:

Light sensitive

InChIKey

QNXSIUBBGPHDDE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS DataBase Reference

83-33-0(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

1H-Inden-1-one, 2,3-dihydro-(83-33-0)

EPA Substance Registry System

1H-Inden-1-one, 2,3-dihydro- (83-33-0)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn,Xi

Risk Statements 

22-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

22-24/25-36-26

WGK Germany 

3

Autoignition Temperature

525 °C

Hazard Note 

Irritant

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29143900

MSDS

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1-Indanone Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Pale yellow liquid

Uses

1-Indanone is an oxidation product of Indan, a component of fuels, solvents, and varnishes. 1-Indanone is also a metabolite of Thalidomide that has been shown to inhibit the attachment of tumor cells to concanavalin A coated plastic surfaces.

Uses

1-Indanone is an oxidation product of indan, a component of fuels, solvents and varnishes. 1-Indanone is also a metabolite of Thalidomide that has been shown to inhibit the attachment of tumor cells to concanavalin A coated plastic surfaces.

Definition

ChEBI: An indanone that consists of 2,3-dihydro-1H-indene substituted by an oxo group at position 1.

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 54, p. 1144, 1989 DOI: 10.1021/jo00266a028
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 99, p. 4822, 1977 DOI: 10.1021/ja00456a048
Tetrahedron Letters, 27, p. 3139, 1986 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)84736-X

Synthesis

1-Indanone is produced by cyclization of be{a-Phenylpropionyl chloride in Benzene.

1-Indanone(83-33-0)Related Product Information

• Dihydromyrcenol
• Indene
• TCID
• 2-DIPHENYLACETYL-1,3-INDANDIONE-1-HYDRAZONE
• PINDONE
• 5,6-Dimethoxy-1-indanone
• 6-Methoxy-1H-indanone
• BINDONE
• 5-Methoxy-1-indanone
• 2-NITRO-1,3-INDANDIONE
• 2-PHENYL-1,3-INDANDIONE
• 1-Indanone, 5-chloro-
• Solvent Yellow 33
• Ninhydrin hydrate
• HYDRINDANTIN
• DIPHACINONE
• INDANONE(2-)
• 5-Bromo-1-indanone