4-nonanone

Structural formula
General
Surname	4-nonanone
other names	Nonane-4-one Amyl propyl ketone Propyl amyl ketone
Molecular formula	C 9 H 18 O
Brief description	liquid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 4485-09-0 EC number 224-770-4 ECHA InfoCard 100.022.520 PubChem 78236 Wikidata Q31838919
properties
Molar mass	142.24 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	0.819 g cm −3
boiling point	187 ° C
solubility	practically insoluble in water soluble in ethanol, chloroform and acetone
Refractive index	1.4189 (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

4-Nonanone is a chemical compound from the group of ketones .

Occurrence

Lemongrass

4-Nonanone occurs naturally in herbs and spices (for example lemongrass ).

Extraction and presentation

4-Nonanone can be obtained by alkylating β-ketosulfoxides. The retrosynthesis can also be obtained from 4-ethyl-4-nonanol .

properties

4-nonanone is a liquid that is practically insoluble in water.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Data sheet 4-Nonanone, 97 +% from AlfaAesar, accessed on April 25, 2017 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} William M. Haynes: CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 94th Edition . CRC Press, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4665-7115-0 , pp. 69 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
3. ↑ Entry on Amyl propyl ketone in the Human Metabolome Database (HMDB) , accessed on April 25, 2017.
4. ^ PG Gassman, GD Richmond: The Alkylation of β-Keto Sulfoxides. A General Route to Ketones. In: The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 31, 1966, p. 2355, doi : 10.1021 / jo01345a065 .
5. ^ Kurt Peter C. Vollhardt, Neil E. Schore: Organic chemistry . John Wiley & Sons, 2011, ISBN 3-527-32754-1 , pp. 345 ( limited preview in Google Book search).