2-Dodecanone Chemical Properties

Melting point:

17-20 °C

Boiling point:

247 °C(lit.)

Density 

0.828 g/mL at 20 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.433

Flash point:

108 °C

storage temp. 

2-8°C

form 

Liquid

color 

Clear colorless to light yellow

Odor

at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. fruity citrus floral orange

Odor Type

citrus

BRN 

1703135

LogP

4.544 (est)

CAS DataBase Reference

6175-49-1(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

2-Dodecanone(6175-49-1)

EPA Substance Registry System

2-Dodecanone (6175-49-1)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

N

Risk Statements 

51/53

Safety Statements 

24/25-61

RIDADR 

UN 3082 9 / PGIII

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29141900

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2-Dodecanone Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Colorless oily liquid. B.P. 246℃. Solidifies in the cold, melts at 21℃. Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Uses

2-Dodecanone may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in Tunisian Ruta graveolens L. oils from Jemmel and hop/hop products by chromatography-based techniques.

Definition

ChEBI: 2-Dodecanone is a ketone.

Preparation

Production method of 2-Dodecanone :1)by oxidation of secondary-Dodecylalcohol, 2) by Grignard type reaction. 3) by Acetoacetic ester synthesis.

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 38, p. 4082, 1973 DOI: 10.1021/jo00987a035
Tetrahedron Letters, 25, p. 4805, 1984 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(01)81525-2

General Description

2-Dodecanone is a volatile organic compound found in alcoholic beverages. It is also an important constituent of the essential oil of rue (Ruta graveolens) and hop oil (Humulus lupulus).

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