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3-METHYLCYCLOHEXANONE

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3-METHYLCYCLOHEXANONE Basic information

Product Name:
3-METHYLCYCLOHEXANONE
Synonyms:
  • (+/-)-3-METHYLCYCLOHEXANONE
  • 3-METHYLCYCLOHEXANONE
  • FEMA 3947
  • (R,S)-3-Methyl-cyclohexanone
  • NSC 3709
  • 3-methyl-cyclohexanon
  • Methyl-3 cyclohexanone-1
  • methyl-3cyclohexanone-1
CAS:
591-24-2
MF:
C7H12O
MW:
112.17
EINECS:
209-710-7
Product Categories:
  • Building Blocks
  • C7 to C8
  • Carbonyl Compounds
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Ketones
  • Organic Building Blocks
Mol File:
591-24-2.mol
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3-METHYLCYCLOHEXANONE Chemical Properties

Melting point:
-73 °C
Boiling point:
169-170 °C (lit.)
alpha 
[α]D20 0.0±0.5゜ (neat)
Density 
0.914 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
refractive index 
n20/D 1.446(lit.)
FEMA 
3947 | 3-METHYLCYCLOHEXANONE
Flash point:
125 °F
storage temp. 
Flammables area
form 
Liquid
color 
Clear colorless to very slightly yellow
Odor
at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. minty camphor medicinal
Odor Type
camphoreous
Water Solubility 
1.498g/L(20 ºC)
JECFA Number
1103
BRN 
969804
Dielectric constant
12.4
LogP
1.25
CAS DataBase Reference
591-24-2(CAS DataBase Reference)
EPA Substance Registry System
Cyclohexanone, 3-methyl- (591-24-2)
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Safety Information

Hazard Codes 
Xn
Risk Statements 
10
Safety Statements 
36/37-23-16
RIDADR 
UN 2297 3/PG 3
WGK Germany 
1
RTECS 
GW1750100
HazardClass 
3.2
PackingGroup 
III
HS Code 
29142200

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3-METHYLCYCLOHEXANONE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

CLEAR COLOURLESS TO VERY SLIGHTLY YELLOW LIQUID

Chemical Properties

3-Methylcyclohexanone has an acetone-like odor.

Occurrence

Reported found in the plant Mentha pulegium L. (European pennyroyal), peppermint oil, cornmint oil, penny royal oil, buchu oil and heater beef fat

Uses

3-Methylcyclohexanone is used as a fragrant and flavouring agent.

Aroma threshold values

Aroma characteristics at 1.0%: minty cooling, clean and impacting with a slight medicinal solvent nuance.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 15 ppm: minty, sweet, lifting cooling with a slight ethereal solvent-like impact; fresh and slightly medicinal

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 47, p. 2790, 1982 DOI: 10.1021/jo00135a024
Tetrahedron Letters, 25, p. 5911, 1984 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(01)81718-4

3-METHYLCYCLOHEXANONE Preparation Products And Raw materials

Raw materials

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