β-Lonone CAS#: 79-77-6

β-Lonone

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β-Lonone Chemical Properties

Melting point:-49°C
Boiling point:126-128 °C12 mm Hg(lit.)
Density 0.945 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
vapor pressure <1 hPa (25 °C)
refractive index n20/D 1.52(lit.)
FEMA 2595 | BETA-IONONE
Flash point:230 °F
storage temp. 2-8°C
solubility 0.11g/l insoluble
Water Solubility Soluble in water (0.11 mg/mI at 20°C).
JECFA Number389
Merck 14,5056
BRN 1909544
InChIKeyPSQYTAPXSHCGMF-BQYQJAHWSA-N
CAS DataBase Reference79-77-6(CAS DataBase Reference)
NIST Chemistry Reference3-Buten-2-one, 4-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-, (E)-(79-77-6)
EPA Substance Registry System.beta.-Ionone (79-77-6)

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β-Lonone Usage And Synthesis

Chemical PropertiesClear Colorless to Pale Yellow Oil
UsesAn aroma compound commonly found in essential oils such as rose oil. β-Lonone is an important fragrance chemical used in perfumery. β-Ionone is effective in the chemoprevention of rat mammary carcinogenesis.
DefinitionChEBI: An ionone that is but-3-en-2-one substituted by a 2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl group at position 4.
Synthesis Reference(s)Synthetic Communications, 17, p. 85, 1987 DOI: 10.1080/00397918708063906
Tetrahedron Letters, 30, p. 645, 1989 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(01)80271-9
Purification MethodsConvert β-ionone to the semicarbazone (m 149o) by adding 50g of semicarbazide hydrochloride and 44g of potassium acetate in 150mL of water to a solution of 85g of β-ionone in EtOH.

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