3-nonanone

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Structural formula
Structural formula of 3-nonanone
General
Surname 3-nonanone
other names
  • Nonane-3-one
  • Ethyl hexyl ketone
Molecular formula C 9 H 18 O
Brief description

colorless liquid

External identifiers / databases
CAS number 925-78-0
EC number 213-125-2
ECHA InfoCard 100,011,933
PubChem 61235
Wikidata Q27231338
properties
Molar mass 142.24 g mol −1
Physical state

liquid

density

0.82 g cm −3

Melting point

−8 ° C

boiling point

188 ° C

solubility
  • very sparingly soluble in water (0.213 g l −1 at 25 ° C)
  • soluble in ethanol, benzene, chloroform and acetone
Refractive index

1.4208 (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-Nonanone is a chemical compound from the ketone group .

Occurrence

Lemons
Dry grass knot ant ( Myrmica scabrinodis )

3-nonanone is found naturally in bananas , passion fruit , boiled beef, lemon peel , thyme , butter, tea, chervil, and crayfish. It has also been detected in the mandible glands of Myrmica scabrinodis and in other insects.

Extraction and presentation

3-Nonanone can be obtained by reacting triethyl o-propionate with excess hexylmagnesium bromide in ether under a nitrogen atmosphere.

properties

3-Nonanone is a colorless, flammable, hardly inflammable liquid with a pungent, herbaceous or fruity odor, which is very sparingly soluble in water.

use

3-Nonanone is used as an internal standard for the determination of significant volatile components of Pacharan (alcoholic beverage). It can also be used as a flavoring.

safety instructions

The vapors of 3-nonanone can form an explosive mixture with air ( flash point 66 ° C, ignition temperature 335 ° C).

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f g h i j Entry on 3-nonanone in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on April 25, 2017(JavaScript required) .
  2. a b Data sheet 3-nonanone (PDF) from Merck , accessed on April 25, 2017.
  3. a b c d George A. Burdock: Fenaroli's Handbook of Flavor Ingredients, Sixth Edition . CRC Press, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4200-9086-4 , pp. 1489 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
  4. ^ A b William M. Haynes: CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 97th Edition . CRC Press, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4987-5429-3 , pp. 420 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  5. Eric David Morgan: Biosynthesis in Insects . Royal Society of Chemistry, 2010, ISBN 978-1-84755-808-4 , pp. 152 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  6. Jump up Frank D. Gunstone, John L. Harwood, Fred B. Padley: The Lipid Handbook, Second Edition . CRC Press, 1994, ISBN 978-0-412-43320-7 , pp. 476 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  7. Data sheet 3-Nonanone, 99% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on April 25, 2017 ( PDF ).
  8. Shmuel Yannai: Dictionary of Food Compounds with CD-ROM, Second Edition . CRC Press, 2012, ISBN 978-1-4200-8351-4 , pp. 1411 ( limited preview in Google Book search).