2-octanone

Full Material List
octan-2-one

Identifiers

CAS (Single) 111-13-7
FEMA 2802
EINECS 203-837-1
Synonyms
  • hexyl methyl ketone
  • N- hexyl methyl ketone
  • ketone, hexyl methyl
  • laventerre
  • methyl hexyl cetone
  • methyl hexyl ketone
  • methyl hexyl ketone 90
  • methyl hexyl ketone, natural
  • methyl N-hexyl ketone
  • octan-2-one
  • 2-oxo octane
  • octane-2-one
  • 2- octanon
  • 2- octanone
  • 2- octanone natural
JECFA Food Flavoring 288
JECFA Food Additive N/A
DG SANTE Food Flavourings 07.019 octan-2-one
DG SANTE Food Contact Materials N/A
FDA UNII J2G84H29AF
CoE Number 153
XlogP3-AA 2.40 (est)
Molecular Weight 128.21472
Molecular Formula C8 H16 O

Organoleptic

Organoleptic Notes
  • 1. Odor Type: earthy Odor Strength:medium ,recommend smelling in a 10.00 % solution or less
  • Substantivity: > 4 hour(s) at 100.00 %
  • earthy weedy natural woody herbal
  • Odor Description:at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. earthy weedy natural woody herbal
  • musty ketonic cheesy bleu cheese cheesy parmesan cheese earthy dairy
  • Odor Description:Musty, ketonic, bleu and parmesan cheese-like with earthy and dairy nuancesMosciano, Gerard P&F 21, No. 1, 33, (1996)
Odor earthy
earthy, weedy, natural, woody, herbal, musty, ketonic, cheesy, bleu, cheese, parmesan, dairy
Flavor dairy
dairy, waxy, cheesy, woody, mushroom, yeasty,

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Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed Yes
Appearance colorless to pale yellow clear liquid (est)
Assay 95.00 to 100.00
Specific Gravity 0.81500 to 0.81700 @ 25.00 °C.
Lbs/Gal (est) 6.782 to 6.798
Refractive Index 1.41400 to 1.41700 @ 20.00 °C.
Melting Point -16.00 to -15.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point 173.00 to 175.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Flash Point 145.00 °F. TCC ( 62.78 °C. )
Acid Value 1.00 max. KOH/g
Vapor Pressure 1.725000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est)
Vapor Density 4.4 ( Air = 1 )
logP (o/w) 2.37
Soluble In
  • alcohol
  • water, 900 mg/L @ 20 °C (exp)
Occurrence
  • banana fruit
  • beer
  • butter
  • carrot seed
  • cayenne fruit
  • clove bud
  • clove fruit
  • cocoa
  • coffee
  • corn husk oil
  • corn seed oil
  • lavandin oil china @ 1.18%
  • lovage root
  • mushroom
  • osmanthus absolute @ trace%
  • peanut roasted peanut
  • potato chip
  • rue flower oil colombia @ 0.18%
  • rue oil china @ 0.24%
  • rue plant
  • tea leaf
  • yogurt