Alpha-Damascone Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

253-255 °C

Density 

0.9229 g/cm3(Temp: 27 °C)

FEMA 

3659 | ALPHA-1-(2,6,6-TRIMETHYL-2-CYCLOHEXEN-1-YL)-2-BUTEN-1-ONE

solubility 

Chloroform (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

form 

Oil

color 

Colourless to Pale Yellow

Odor

at 1.00 % in dipropylene glycol. sweet floral metallic fruity apple spicy plum minty

Odor Type

floral

JECFA Number

385

Stability:

Light Sensitive

LogP

3.91

Safety Information

HS Code 

2914299000

Alpha-Damascone Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Alpha-Damascone are ionone isomers. Depending on the position of the double bond in the ring, various isomers may exist. Commercially important are α-, β-, and δ-damascone.

Chemical Properties

α-Damascone has a pleasant fruity floral odor.

Occurrence

Reported found in black tea.

Uses

a-Damascone is an aromatic compound extracted from oils and carotenoid compounds used in fragrances, and other cosmetics.

Definition

ChEBI: An enone with a trimethylcyclohexenyl substituent at C-1.

Aroma threshold values

Detection: d-form, 100 ppb; l-form, 1.5 ppb

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 30 ppm, sweet, fruity, woody with a green seedy background.

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• 2-Cyclohexen-1-one
• Tiglic aldehyde
• Phenylbutazone
• Epiandrosterone acetate
• Cyclohexene
• Mesotrione
• Tetrahydro-4H-pyran-4-one
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• PIPERONYL METHYL KETONE
• (Z)-beta-damascone
• Methyl vinyl ketone
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• (Z)-1-(2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2-buten-1-one