| 3-Hexanone Basic information |
Product Name: | 3-Hexanone | Synonyms: | 3-oxohexane;Aethylpropylketon;Hexan-3-one;Hexanone-(3);n-C3H7COC2H5;hexanone,3-hexanone;METHYLPROPYLKETONE(SG);3-HEXANONE 97+% | CAS: | 589-38-8 | MF: | C6H12O | MW: | 100.16 | EINECS: | 209-645-4 | Product Categories: | | Mol File: | 589-38-8.mol | |
| 3-Hexanone Chemical Properties |
Melting point | -55°C | Boiling point | 123 °C (lit.) | density | 0.815 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) | FEMA | 3290 | 3-HEXANONE | refractive index | n20/D 1.400(lit.) | Fp | 95 °F | storage temp. | Flammables area | solubility | 14.7g/l | form | Liquid | color | Clear colorless to slightly yellow | Odor | at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. sweet fruity waxy rum grape | Odor Type | fruity | explosive limit | 1-8%(V) | Water Solubility | Soluble in water. (14 g/L) | JECFA Number | 281 | BRN | 1738025 | Stability: | Stable, but may form peroxides on prolonged storage. Flammable. Incompatible with oxidizing agents, reducing agents, strong bases. | LogP | 1.44 | CAS DataBase Reference | 589-38-8(CAS DataBase Reference) | NIST Chemistry Reference | 3-Hexanone(589-38-8) | EPA Substance Registry System | 3-Hexanone (589-38-8) |
Hazard Codes | Xi,F | Risk Statements | 11-36/37/38-10 | Safety Statements | 26-36-16-9-37/39 | RIDADR | UN 1224 3/PG 3 | WGK Germany | 3 | RTECS | MP1575000 | TSCA | Yes | HazardClass | 3 | PackingGroup | III | HS Code | 29141900 |
| 3-Hexanone Usage And Synthesis |
Description | May be synthesized from organo-mercury compounds; by dehydrogenation of 3-hexanol in the presence of Ni-zinc oxide-phosphate catalyst; by hydrogenolysis of 2-ethylfuran; by passing
(5-furylpropionic acid (or 2-furanpropionic acid) over 5% Pt-C
catalyst to 250 to 300°C; by two patented processes. | Chemical Properties | 3-Hexanone has an ethereal, grape, wine-like odor
| Chemical Properties | colourless liquid | Occurrence | Reported found in coffee and, as a component in the volatile by-product developed during the catalytic hydrogenation of soybean oil using Ni catalysts; in the scent of green vegetable Nezara viridula. Also reported found in lime peel oil, black
currants, peach, pineapple, fried potato, Parmesan cheese, butter, milk, eggs, beef, fried pork, beer, rum, cocoa, coffee, filberts, passion fruit, plumcot, rose apple, mango, lemon balm, crab, Cape gooseberry and sweet grass oil. | Uses | Solvent. | Uses | 3-Hexanone can be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in foods, and alcoholic beverages by liquid chromatography (LC) based methods. | Uses | 3-Hexanone was used in a study to determine Henry′s law coefficients by combination of the equilibrium partitioning in closed systems technique in combination with solid-phase microextraction. It was used as test species in a study for quantitative determination of volatile organic compounds by chemical ionization reaction mass spectrometry. It was used to study the inhibitory activity of some aromatic and aliphatic ketones against Clostridium Botulinum spores and cells. | Definition | ChEBI: 3-hexanone is a dialkyl ketone that is hexane in which the two methylene protons at position 3 have been replaced by an oxo group. It has a role as a human urinary metabolite, a human xenobiotic metabolite, an insect attractant, a plant metabolite and a bacterial xenobiotic metabolite. It derives from a hydride of a hexane. | Preparation | From organo-mercury compounds; by dehydrogenation of 3-hexanol in the presence of Ni-zinc oxide-phosphate catalyst;
by hydrogenolysis of 2-ethylfuran; by passing β-furylpropionic acid (or 2-furanpropionic acid) over 5% Pt-C catalyst from 250 to
300°C; by two patented processes | Aroma threshold values | Detection: 41 to 81 ppb | Taste threshold values | Taste characteristics at 30 ppm: sweet, fruity and waxy with rum notes | Synthesis Reference(s) | Journal of the American Chemical Society, 96, p. 4721, 1974 DOI: 10.1021/ja00821a085 The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 45, p. 2269, 1980 Tetrahedron Letters, 11, p. 27, 1970 | General Description | 3-Hexanone, a volatile dialkyl ketone, is a well-known flavor and aroma ingredient present in food and beverage products. | Hazard | Toxic by ingestion and inhalation, strong
irritant. Flammable, moderate fire risk. |
| 3-Hexanone Preparation Products And Raw materials |
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