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3-Octanone

≥98%

Synonym(s):

Ethyl amyl ketone, Ethyl pentyl ketone

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)4COC2H5
CAS Number:
106-68-3
Molecular Weight:
128.21
Beilstein:
1700021
EC Number:
203-423-0
MDL number:
MFCD00009515
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24848302
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥98%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.415 (lit.)

bp

167-168 °C (lit.)

density

0.822 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCCCC(=O)CC

InChI

1S/C8H16O/c1-3-5-6-7-8(9)4-2/h3-7H2,1-2H3

InChI key

RHLVCLIPMVJYKS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

3-Octanone is the common metabolite produced by some fungal species.

Application

3-Octanone was used to study the effect TiO2 photocatalyst on the rate and the ratio of products generated in photocatalytic oxidation of 3-octanone.

Pictograms

FlameExclamation mark
GHS02,GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H226,H315

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

123.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

51 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Effects of water, salt water, and silicone overcoating of the TiO2 photocatalyst on the rates and products of photocatalytic oxidation of liquid 3-octanol and 3-octanone.
Sunada F and Heller A.
Environmental Science & Technology, 32(2), 282-286 (1998)
A L Sunesson et al.
The Annals of occupational hygiene, 40(4), 397-410 (1996-08-01)
Two fungal species commonly found in indoor environments, Penicillium commune and Paecilomyces variotü, were cultivated on pine wood and on a combination of gypsum board and mineral wool. Air from the cultures was adsorbed on Tenax TA and analysed using
Marek Nemcovic et al.
FEMS microbiology letters, 284(2), 231-236 (2008-05-31)
Light and starvation are two principal environmental stimuli inducing conidiation in the soil micromycete Trichoderma spp. We observed that volatiles produced by conidiating colonies of Trichoderma spp. elicited conidiation in colonies that had not been induced previously by exposure to
Glen C Rains et al.
Biotechnology progress, 22(1), 2-8 (2006-02-04)
A portable, handheld volatile odor detector ("Wasp Hound") that utilizes a computer vision system and Microplitis croceipes (Cresson) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid wasp, as the chemical sensor was created. Five wasps were placed in a test cartridge and placed inside
R N Sinha et al.
Mycopathologia, 101(1), 53-60 (1988-01-01)
The fungal odor compounds 3-methyl-1-butanol, 1-octen-3-ol and 3-octanone were monitored in nine experimental bins in Winnipeg, Manitoba containing a hard red spring wheat during the autumn, winter and summer seasons of 1984-85. Quality changes were associated with seed-borne microflora and
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