41406

4-Phenyl-2-butanone

analytical standard

• Synonym(s): Benzylacetone, Methyl 2-phenethyl ketone, NSC 44829, NSC 813
• Linear Formula: C₆H₅CH₂CH₂COCH₃
• CAS Number: 2550-26-7
• Molecular Weight: 148.20
• Beilstein: 1907123
• EC Number: 219-847-4
• MDL number: MFCD00008790
• UNSPSC Code: 12352200
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• Quality Level: 100
• Assay: ≥97.0% (GC)
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• refractive index: n20/D 1.512 (lit.)
• bp: 235 °C (lit.)
• density: 0.989 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• application(s): cleaning products; cosmetics; food and beverages; personal care
• format: neat
• SMILES string: CC(=O)CCc1ccccc1
• InChI: 1S/C10H12O/c1-9(11)7-8-10-5-3-2-4-6-10/h2-6H,7-8H2,1H3
• InChI key: AKGGYBADQZYZPD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

4-Phenyl-2-butanone, a volatile aromatic ketone, is a fragrance compound present as a ubiquitous attractant in flowers.

Application

4-Phenyl-2-butanone may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in volatile oils, as well as agarwood extracts of Aquilaria malaccensis, yeast cell culture, and biological samples by various chromatography based techniques.

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 10 - Combustible liquids
• WGK: WGK 1
• Flash Point(F): 221.0 °F - closed cup
• Flash Point(C): 105 °C - closed cup