Anisylacetone

Structural formula
General
Surname	Anisylacetone
other names	4- (4-methoxyphenyl) -2-butanone METHOXYPHENYLBUTANONE ( INCI )
Molecular formula	C 11 H 14 O 2
Brief description	colorless liquid with a characteristic odor
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 104-20-1 EC number 203-184-2 ECHA InfoCard 100.002.895 PubChem 61007 ChemSpider 54968 Wikidata Q15632756
properties
Molar mass	178.23 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	1.046 g cm −3 (25 ° C)
Melting point	8 ° C
boiling point	152–153 ° C (20 hPa)
solubility	partially soluble in water
Refractive index	1.519 (20 ° C)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances no GHS pictograms H and P phrases H: no H-phrases P: no P-phrases
Toxicological data	> 5000 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 ,  rabbit ,  transdermal )
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

Anisylacetone is a chemical compound from the group of ketones . It is used as an artificial aniseed flavor . According to the Flavor Ordinance , it may be added to certain foods with a maximum amount of 25 mg / kg.

Anisylacetone is also one of the sexual attractants of the melon fly ( Dacus cucurbitae ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry on METHOXYPHENYLBUTANONE in the CosIng database of the EU Commission, accessed on July 8, 2020.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Data sheet 4- (p-METHOXYPHENYL) -BUTANONE-2 (PDF) from Carl Roth , accessed on October 23, 2013.
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} Data sheet 4- (4-Methoxyphenyl) -2-butanone, 98% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on October 23, 2013 ( PDF ).
4. ↑ Werner Baltes, Reinhard Matissek: Food chemistry . Springer, 2011, ISBN 978-3-642-16538-2 , pp. 387 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
5. ↑ AromV: Annex 5 (to Section 3) additives
6. ↑ Wolfdietrich Eichler (Ed.): Handbuch der Insektizidkunde. Berlin 1965, p. 81.