2'-Methylacetophenone

2'-Methylacetophenone Basic information
Description References
Product Name:2'-Methylacetophenone
Synonyms:2-ACETYLTOLUENE;2'-METHYLACETOPHENONE;2-METHYLACETOPHENONE;1-METHYL-2-ACETYLBENZENE;O-METHYLACETOPHENONE;O-ACETYLTOLUENE;ORTHO-ACETYLTOLUENE;1-o-tolyl-ethanone
CAS:577-16-2
MF:C9H10O
MW:134.18
EINECS:209-408-5
Product Categories:Building Blocks;C9;Carbonyl Compounds;Chemical Synthesis;Ketones;Organic Building Blocks;ACETYLGROUP;577-16-2
Mol File:577-16-2.mol
2'-Methylacetophenone Structure
2'-Methylacetophenone Chemical Properties
Melting point 107-108 °C
Boiling point 214 °C(lit.)
density 1.026 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
FEMA 4316 | 2-METHYLACETOPHENONE
refractive index n20/D 1.5318(lit.)
Fp 168 °F
storage temp. Sealed in dry,Room Temperature
solubility Chloroform (Slightly), Ethyl Acetate (Slightly)
form Liquid
Specific Gravity1.026
color Clear colorless to light yellow
Odorat 100.00 %. sweet hawthorn powdery anisic coumarinic phenolic burnt nutty honey
Odor Typefloral
Water Solubility Soluble in ethanol. Insoluble in water.
JECFA Number2044
BRN 907005
LogP2.13
CAS DataBase Reference577-16-2(CAS DataBase Reference)
NIST Chemistry ReferenceEthanone, 1-(2-methylphenyl)-(577-16-2)
Safety Information
Safety Statements 24/25
WGK Germany 3
HS Code 29143990
MSDS Information
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2'-Methylacetophenone Usage And Synthesis
Description2’-methylacetophenone is a colorless to pale yellow clear liquid. It has sweet, hawthorn, powdery, anisic, coumarinic, phenolic, burnt, nutty, honey aroma. It is used as an odor and/or flavor in acacia, butterscotch, black currant, grape, vanilla, etc.
References[1] George A. Burdock, Fenaroli’s Handbook of Flavor Ingredients, Sixth Edition, 2010
Chemical PropertiesColorless to pale yellow clear liquid; sweet, hawthorn, powdery, anisic, coumarinic, phenolic, burnt, nutty, honey aroma.
Uses2'-Methylacetophenone is possiblely used in Vanilla, cherry, almond, coumarin and various nut nuances.
DefinitionChEBI: 2'-methylacetophenone is a member of the class of acetophenones that is acetophenone which is substituted by a methyl group at position 2. It has a role as a fungal metabolite, an acaricide and a flavouring agent. It is a member of acetophenones and a member of toluenes.
Synthesis Reference(s)Journal of the American Chemical Society, 105, p. 943, 1983 DOI: 10.1021/ja00342a050
2'-Methylacetophenone Preparation Products And Raw materials
2'-Hydroxyacetophenone Methylparaben Chalcone Methyl methyl tolyl ketone TOLUALDEHYDES Bensulfuron methyl Parathion-methyl 3-Nitroacetophenone 4-Nitroacetophenone Acetophenone 4'-Methylacetophenone 2',4'-Dichloroacetophenone Kresoxim-methyl 4'-Hydroxyacetophenone Methyl acrylate Methyl bromide 4'-(Trifluoromethyl)acetophenone

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