methyl heptenone

Full Material List

6-methylhept-5-en-2-one

Identifiers

CAS (Single)	110-93-0
FEMA	2707
EINECS	203-816-7
Synonyms	hept-5-en-2-one, 6-methyl- 5- hepten-2-one, 6-methyl- 6- methyl hept-5-en-2-one 2-oxo-6- methyl hept-5-ene methyl heptenone methyl heptenone (natural) methyl heptenone natural 2- methyl heptenone natural methyl heptenone pure methyl heptenone pure FCC methyl isohexenyl ketone 2- methyl-2-hepten-6-one 6- methyl-5-hepten-2-one 6- methyl-5-heptene-2-one 6- methyl-5-heptenone 2- methyl-6-oxo-2-heptene 6- methyl-hept-5-en-2-one 6- methylhept-5-en-2-one 2-oxo-6- methylhept-5-ene 6- methylheptan-5-ene-2-one methylheptenone sulcatone
JECFA Food Flavoring	1052
JECFA Food Additive	N/A
DG SANTE Food Flavourings	07.015 6-methylhept-5-en-2-one
DG SANTE Food Contact Materials	N/A
FDA UNII	448353S93V
CoE Number	149
XlogP3-AA	1.90 (est)
Molecular Weight	126.19878
Molecular Formula	C8 H14 O

Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed	Yes
Appearance	colorless to pale yellow clear liquid (est)
Assay	97.00 to 100.00
Specific Gravity	0.84600 to 0.85400 @ 25.00 °C.
Lbs/Gal (est)	7.040 to 7.106
Refractive Index	1.43500 to 1.44500 @ 20.00 Â°C.
Melting Point	-67.00 to -68.00 Â°C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point	173.10 Â°C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Flash Point	123.00 Â°F. TCC ( 50.56 Â°C. )
Acid Value	N/A
Vapor Pressure	1.277000 mmHg @ 25.00 Â°C. (est)
Vapor Density	N/A
logP (o/w)	1.947 (est)
Soluble In	alcohol fixed oils water, 3351 /mg/L @ 20 °C (exp) water bath foam detergent non-discoloring in most media shampoo soap
Occurrence	apple fruit backhousia citriodora f. muell. leaf oil @ 0.50% bay laurel leaf bay leaf oil lemon @ 0.3% bergamot oil @ 0.001-0.009% bergamot oil turkey @ 0.01% blackberry fruit brandy apple brandy cacao bean cardamom fruit oil cardamom seed cardamom seed oil carrot seed oil spain @ trace-0.02% carrot weed oil @ 1.33% cascarilla bark oil @ 0.02% cassie absolute @ 0.18% chamomile flower oil germany @ trace% champaca concrete @ 0.02% cherry sour cherry cherry sweet cherry cistus oil @ 0.1% citronella oil ceylon @ 0.16% citronella oil china @ 0.01% citronella oil java @ 0.01% clam clary sage oil greece @ trace% clove fruit clove leaf cymbopogon citratus (dc.) stapf. oil cuba @ 1.80% geranium ginger rhizome ginger rhizome oil ginger root oil brazil @ 0.50% ginger root oil china @ 0.37% guava leaf oil cuba @ trace% helichrysum italicum oil america @ 0.13% hyacinthus orientalis absolute @ 0.01-0.03% laurel leaf oil turkey @ <0.10% lavender oil lemon balm shoot lemon leaf oil lemon verbena oil morocco @ 7.4% lemon verbena oil turkey @ 1.40% lemongrass oil @ 0.48% lemongrass oil @ 0.87% lemongrass oil @ 3.20% lemongrass oil cameroon @ 0.80% lemongrass oil guatemala @ 3.00% lemongrass oil morocco @ 2.20% lemongrass oil rwanda @ 0.42% lemongrass oil yunnan @ 0.10% lemongrass plant lime fruit lime oil distilled peru @ 0.01% litsea cubeba oil china @ 0.52% mandarin fruit mangrove bark red oil cuba @ 0.10% melissa oil @ 3.79% melissa oil slovak republic @ 0.31% mikan peel oil @ trace% orange bigarade oil @ 0.10% osmanthus absolute @ 0.02% palmarosa oil @ trace% peppermint leaf petitgrain bergamot oil @ 0.03% petitgrain combava oil @ trace% petitgrain lemon oil @ 0.38% petitgrain sweet oil @ 0.47% pimenta racemosa leaf oil lemon @ 1.10% plumcot fruit rose oil otto bulgaria @ 0.50% rosemary plant spearmint oil star fruit oil cuba @ trace% thyme absolute @ 1.44% verbena verbena oil france @ 2.30% watermelon fruit juice

Organoleptic

Organoleptic Notes	1. Odor Type: citrus Odor Strength:medium ,recommend smelling in a 10.00 % solution or less Substantivity:4 hour(s) at 100.00 % citrus green musty lemongrass apple Odor Description:at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. citrus green musty lemongrass appleLuebke, William tgsc, (1985) Odor sample from: Berje Inc. fruity apple musty ketonic creamy cheesy banana Odor Description:Fruity, apple, musty, ketonic and creamy with slight cheesy and banana nuancesMosciano, Gerard P&F 22, No. 1, 57, (1997)
Odor	citrus citrus, green, musty, lemongrass, apple, fruity, ketonic, creamy, cheesy, banana
Flavor	green green, vegetable, musty, apple, banana, bean,

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methyl heptenone

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