1-Phenyl-1,2-propanedione has a pungent, plastic odor.
Reported found as a constituent in coffee, baked potato and butter.
Pyruvophenone was used in the synthesis of opioid receptor agonists for gastrointestinal disorders. The enantioselective hydrogenation of Pyruvophenone over Pt colloids was also studied.
ChEBI: An alpha-diketone that consists of 1-phenylpropane bearing keto substituents at positions 1 and 2. It is found in coffee.
Aroma characteristics at 1.0%: creamy, buttery, fatty, slightly vanillalike, slightly walnut nutty, almond
and marzipanlike with a woody styraxlike nuance, and having a slightly sour yeasty and fermented nuance.
Taste characteristics at 5 ppm: cultured creamy, dairylike and slightly astringent with a slight spicy caraway/
cumin nuance.
1-Phenyl-1,2-propanedione is a volatile flavor compound found in khat leaves and cambará honey.
By oxidation of propiophenone or benzyl methyl ketone with selenium dioxide; by the acid hydrolysis of oximonopropiophenone
or other synthetic routes.
