METHYLIONONE Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

305.19°C (rough estimate)

Density 

0.9282 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.6324 (estimate)

FEMA 

2714 | ALPHA-ISO-METHYLIONONE

Odor

at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. orris violet powdery woody

Odor Type

floral

Water Solubility 

20mg/L(25 ºC)

LogP

4.393 (est)

EPA Substance Registry System

Ionone, methyl- (1335-46-2)

Safety Information

Toxicity

Both the acute oral LD₅₀ in rats and the acute dermal LD₅₀ in rabbits exceeded 5 g/kg (Moreno, 1973).

METHYLIONONE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Colorless to amber-yellow liquid; floralodor.

Occurrence

Has apparently not been reported to occur in nature.

Uses

Perfumery, flavoring.

Preparation

By condensing citral and methyl ethyl ketone with subsequent cyclization of the pseudomethyl ionone.

Definition

ChEBI: 1-(2,6,6-Trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-1-penten-3-one is a sesquiterpenoid.

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