3-decanone

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Structural formula
Structural formula of 3-decanone
General
Surname 3-decanone
other names

Ethyl heptyl ketone

Molecular formula C 10 H 20 O
Brief description

light yellow liquid with a citrus orange, flowery and slightly greasy odor

External identifiers / databases
CAS number 928-80-3
EC number 213-183-9
ECHA InfoCard 100,011,986
PubChem 13576
Wikidata Q27159516
properties
Molar mass 156.27 g mol −1
Physical state

liquid

density

0.825 g cm −3 (25 ° C)

Melting point

−4 to −3 ° C

boiling point

204-205 ° C

solubility
  • practically insoluble in water
  • soluble in fats
  • miscible with ethanol
Refractive index

1.4240 (20 ° C)

safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances
no GHS pictograms
H and P phrases H: no H-phrases
P: no P-phrases
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

3-decanone is a chemical compound from the ketone group .

Occurrence

Female of Andrena clarkella

3-decanone occurs naturally in bananas , mushrooms, lemon peel , mentha oil, heated butter, and cooked shrimp . It is a characteristic glandular product from males and females of Andrena praecox , Andrena helvola and females of Andrena clarkella as well as Manica bradleyi and Manica mutica .

Extraction and presentation

3-decanone, by a patented process by oxidation of alkanes with oxygen using a catalyst to be prepared under mild conditions. The preparation by palladium (II) -catalyzed Wacker oxidation of 1-decene in the presence of acid ( HClO 4 ) is also possible.

properties

3-decanone is a light yellow liquid with a citrus orange, floral and slightly greasy odor.

use

3-decanone can be used as a flavoring agent.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i data sheet 3-Decanon, ≥97%, FG at Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on April 25, 2017 ( PDF ).
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h George A. Burdock: Fenaroli's Handbook of Flavor Ingredients, Sixth Edition . CRC Press, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4200-9086-4 , pp. 387 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  3. ↑ Murry Blum: Chemical Defenses of Arthropods . Elsevier, 2012, ISBN 0-323-14555-8 , pp. 463 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  4. ^ Bert Hölldobler, Edward O. Wilson: The Ants . Harvard University Press, 1990, ISBN 978-0-674-04075-5 , pp. 263 ( limited preview in Google Book search).