Chemical Properties
2-Hydroxyacetophenone has a sweet, heavy floral, herbaceous odor, reminiscent of mown hay or hawthorn
Chemical Properties
clear yellow to brown liquid
Occurrence
Reported found in beef, cassia oil, cocoa, cocoa powder, coffee, Jamaican rum, tomato, Scotch whiskey, sherry,
tea, mountain papaya, papaya, roasted almond and black choke berry
Uses
2’Hydroxyacetophenone is a phenolic compound used in the synthesis of potential anti-myobacterial and anticancer agents.
Definition
ChEBI: 2'-Hydroxyacetophenone is a monohydroxyacetophenone that is acetophenone in which one of the hydrogens ortho to the acetyl group has been replaced by a hydroxy group. It has a role as a flavouring agent. It is a monohydroxyacetophenone and a member of phenols.
Preparation
Preparation by Fries rearrangement of phenyl acetate, with Lewis acids
aluminium chloride.
Aroma threshold values
Detection: 5.5 ppm; aroma characteristics at 2.0%: phenolic, sharp, benzaldehyde, cherry pit, tropical,
melon with a tobacco afternote
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 5.0 ppm: naphthyl, cinnamon, cherry pit, coumarin, phenolic, tobacco and honey.
General Description
Pharmaceutical secondary standards for application in quality control provide pharma laboratories and manufacturers with a convenient and cost-effective alternative to the preparation of in-house working standards
