14901-07-6

Colorless to light yellow liquid with an odor of cedar wood. In very dilute alcoholic solution the odor resembles odor of violets. Used in perfumery.

BETA-IONONE(14901-07-6) may react vigorously with oxidizing agents. May react exothermically with reducing agents to release hydrogen gas.

Slightly water soluble .

ACUTE/CHRONIC HAZARDS: Toxic. May cause allergic reaction.

β-Ionone has a characteristic violet-like odor, more fruity and woody than α-ionone. May be prepared by condensing citral with acetone to form pseudoionone, which is then cyclized by acid-type reagents.

clear slightly yellow to yellow liquid

β-Ionone has a characteristic violet-like odor, more fruity and woody than α-ionone

Reported found in the distillate from flowers of Boronia megatisma Nees. Also reported found in apricot, orange juice, lemon peel oil, guava, grapes, melon, papaya, peach, raspberry, blackberry, carrot, peas, bell pepper, tomato, ginger, peppermint and spearmint oil, milk powder, beef, hop oil, cognac, whiskies, grape wines, tea, passion fruit, plum, beans, mushroom, starfruit, almonds, mango, fenugreek, tamarind, apple and pear brandy, rice bran, quince, prickly pear, sweet potato, buckwheat, corn oil, corn tortillas, loquat, mountain papaya, clary sage and other sources

beta-Lonone is an essential oil extract from the leaves and flowers of Succisa Pratensis that shows antioxidant and antimicrobial activities against bacteria.

ChEBI: Beta-ionone is an ionone that is but-3-en-2-one substituted by a 2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl group at position 4. It has a role as an antioxidant and a fragrance.

By condensing citral with acetone to form pseudoionone, which is then cyclized by acid-type reagents.

Detection: 0.007 to 205 ppb

Taste characteristics art 10 ppm: woody, sweet, fruity, berry-like with a green berry background

Nonflammable

Taste at 1-20 ppm