2-Dodecanone

Colorless oily liquid. B.P. 246℃. Solidifies in the cold, melts at 21℃. Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

2-Dodecanone may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in Tunisian Ruta graveolens L. oils from Jemmel and hop/hop products by chromatography-based techniques.

ChEBI: 2-Dodecanone is a ketone.

Production method of 2-Dodecanone :1)by oxidation of secondary-Dodecylalcohol, 2) by Grignard type reaction. 3) by Acetoacetic ester synthesis.

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 38, p. 4082, 1973 DOI: 10.1021/jo00987a035
Tetrahedron Letters, 25, p. 4805, 1984 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(01)81525-2

2-Dodecanone is a volatile organic compound found in alcoholic beverages. It is also an important constituent of the essential oil of rue (Ruta graveolens) and hop oil (Humulus lupulus).