2,3-HEPTANEDIONE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

26.25°C (estimate)

Boiling point:

64 °C18 mm Hg(lit.)

Density 

0.92 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.415(lit.)

FEMA 

2543 | 2,3-HEPTANEDIONE

Flash point:

105 °F

storage temp. 

Refrigerator

form 

clear liquid

color 

Light yellow to Yellow to Orange

Odor

at 1.00 % in dipropylene glycol. butter cheese oily fresh yogurt

Odor Type

buttery

JECFA Number

415

BRN 

1700989

LogP

0.26

CAS DataBase Reference

96-04-8(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

2,3-Heptanedione (96-04-8)

Safety Information

Risk Statements 

10

RIDADR 

UN 1224 3/PG 3

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

3

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

38220090

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2,3-HEPTANEDIONE Usage And Synthesis

Description

2,3-Heptanedione has a powerful, cheesy, pungent odor with a sweet, oily character and a sweet, buttery taste. This substance may be synthesized from butyl acetoacetate, ethyl butyl ketone, or methyl-n-amyl ketone.

Chemical Properties

Powerful, cheesy,pungent odor with a sweet,oily character;sweet,buttery taste.

Occurrence

Reported found in tomato, rum, soybean, mushroom and fermented soya hydrolysate (shoyu)

Preparation

From butyl acetoacetate, ethyl butyl ketone or methyl-n-amyl ketone.

Definition

ChEBI: 2,3-Heptanedione is an alpha-diketone.

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 48, p. 1144, 1983 DOI: 10.1021/jo00155a057

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