4-Methoxyphenylacetone Chemical Properties

Melting point:

<-15 °C

Boiling point:

145 °C/25 mmHg (lit.)

Density 

1.067 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

vapor pressure 

1.37Pa at 25℃

FEMA 

2674 | 1-(P-METHOXYPHENYL)-2-PROPANONE

refractive index 

n20/D 1.525(lit.)

Flash point:

215 °F

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

Methyl Acetate: 50 mg/ml

form 

Liquid

color 

Clear light yellow to yellow-green

Odor

at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. sweet fruity creamy spicy green anisic balsamic licorice fennel

Odor Type

fruity

Water Solubility 

3.084g/L at 25℃

JECFA Number

813

BRN 

2044332

InChIKey

WFWKNGZODAOLEO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

LogP

1.55 at 25℃

CAS DataBase Reference

122-84-9(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

2-Propanone, 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-(122-84-9)

EPA Substance Registry System

2-Propanone, 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)- (122-84-9)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

23-24/25

WGK Germany 

2

RTECS 

UC2990000

Hazard Note 

Irritant

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29145000

Toxicity

LD50 orl-rat: 3330 mg/kg FCTXAV 17,857,79

MSDS

• Language:English Provider:4-Methoxyphenylacetone
• Language:English Provider:SigmaAldrich
• Language:English Provider:ACROS
• Language:English Provider:ALFA

4-Methoxyphenylacetone Usage And Synthesis

Description

l-(p-Methoxyphenyl)-2-propanone has an odor and taste similar to anise. May be obtained by boiling α- or β-anetholglycol with a 20% solution of sulfuric acid, or from l-(p-methoxyphenyl)- propan-l,2-ol by treatment with diluted sulfuric acid.

Chemical Properties

1-(p-Methoxyphenyl)-2-propanone has an odor and taste similar to anise.

Chemical Properties

Pale Yellow Liquid

Occurrence

Reported found in Chinese star anise and in Russian star anise; also reported found in sweet and common fen nel, chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium) and Illicium verum and cherry

Uses

A volatile compound released by flowering plants to attractant insects

Definition

ChEBI: 1-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-2-propanone is an alkylbenzene.

Preparation

Obtained by boiling α- or β-anetholglycol with a 2% solution of sulfuric acid, or from 1-(p-methoxyphenyl)-propan-1,2-ol by treatment with diluted sulfuric acid.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 15 ppm: sweet spicy, with green anisic, minty nuances.

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 61, p. 1748, 1996 DOI: 10.1021/jo9518314

General Description

Asymmetric amination of 4-methoxyphenylacetone was studied.

Flammability and Explosibility

Not classified

Safety Profile

Moderately toxic by ingestion andother routes. A skin irritant. A flammable liquid.

4-Methoxyphenylacetone(122-84-9)Related Product Information

• Citric acid monohydrate
• Tribenuron methyl
• Thiophanate-methyl
• Methoxypropiophenone
• R-(-)-5-(2-Amino-propyl)-2-methoxy-benzenesulfonamide
• Tamsulosin hydrochloride
• 4-Formylbenzoic acid
• 4-Methoxybenzyl cyanide
• Methyl acetate
• Methyl salicylate
• 4-Methoxyphenylhydrazine hydrochloride
• Kresoxim-methyl
• 4-METHOXYPHENETHYL ALCOHOL
• Methoxyacetone
• METSULFURON METHYL
• 4-Methoxybenzenesulfonyl chloride
• Methyl
• Rotenone