hydroxypentanone,3-hydroxy-2-pentanone Chemical Properties

Melting point:

2.5°C (estimate)

Boiling point:

186.45°C (estimate)

Density 

0.9500

refractive index 

1.4350

FEMA 

3550 | 3-HYDROXY-2-PENTANONE

pka

13.21±0.20(Predicted)

Odor

at 100.00 %. herbal truffle

Odor Type

herbal

JECFA Number

409

LogP

0.10

hydroxypentanone,3-hydroxy-2-pentanone Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Boiling point 105～107℃(6666Pa), refractive index(n_D²⁰)1.4350.Natural products exist in fresh asparagus, Swiss cheese, cream, yogurt, pig's liver, beer, white, red wine, coffee, black tea and so on.

Occurrence

Reported found in yogurt, asparagus, Swiss and mozarella cheese, butter, pork liver, beer, white and red wine, coffee, tea, starfruit and dried bonito

Uses

3-Hydroxypentan-2-one, natural product, can be isolated from Carambola (Averrhoa carambola L. )[1].

Definition

ChEBI: 3-Hydroxy-2-pentanone is a secondary alpha-hydroxy ketone.

References

[1] Otmar Frohlich, et al. Additional volatile constituents of carambola (Averrhoa carambola L.) fruit. Flavour Fragr. J., 4: 1989, 177-184.