54730

6-Acetyl-1,1,2,4,4,7-hexamethyltetralin

analytical standard

• Synonym(s): 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-1,1,3,4,4,6-hexamethyl-7-naphthyl methyl ketone, 1-(5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-3,5,5,6,8,8-hexamethyl-2-naphthalenyl)ethanone, 5′,6′,7′,8′-Tetrahydro-3′,5′,5′,6′,8′,8′-hexamethyl-2′-acetonaphthone, 6-Acetyl-1,1,2,4,4,7-hexamethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene, AHMT, Fixolide, Musk tonalid, NSC 19550
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₁₈H₂₆O
• CAS Number: 21145-77-7
• Molecular Weight: 258.40
• EC Number: 244-240-6
• MDL number: MFCD00437355
• UNSPSC Code: 85151701
• PubChem Substance ID: 329757939
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• Quality Level: 100
• assay: ≥97.0% (GC)
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• impurities: ≤1.0% water
• application(s): cleaning products; cosmetics; flavors and fragrances; food and beverages; personal care
• format: neat
• SMILES string: CC1CC(C)(C)c2cc(C(C)=O)c(C)cc2C1(C)C
• InChI: 1S/C18H26O/c1-11-8-16-15(9-14(11)13(3)19)17(4,5)10-12(2)18(16,6)7/h8-9,12H,10H2,1-7H3
• InChI key: DNRJTBAOUJJKDY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

6-Acetyl-1,1,2,4,4,7-hexamethyltetralin (musk tonalide) is a polycyclic musk which belongs to the class of tetralin compounds. It is widely used as a fragrance ingredient in consumer products, mainly soaps, detergents, cosmetics, and cleaning agents.

Application

6-Acetyl-1,1,2,4,4,7-hexamethyltetralin may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in water samples, fish and perfumes by chromatography-based techniques.

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable