Benzylacetone (IUPAC name: 4-phenylbutan-2-one) is a liquid with a sweet, flowery smell that is considered to be the most abundant attractant compound in flowers (e.g. Coyote Tobacco, Nicotiana attenuata)[1][2] and one of volatile components of cocoa.[3]
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4-Phenylbutan-2-one | |
Other names
4-Phenyl-2-butanone
Methyl 2-phenylethyl ketone | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.018.044 |
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C10H12O | |
Molar mass | 148.205 g·mol−1 |
Density | 0.989 g/mL |
Melting point | −13 °C (9 °F; 260 K) |
Boiling point | 235 °C (455 °F; 508 K) |
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Flash point | 98 °C (208 °F; 371 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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It can be used as an attractant for melon flies (Bactrocera cucurbitae),[4][5] in perfume,[6] and as an odorant for soap.
It can be prepared by the hydrogenation of benzylideneacetone.