Acetophenone
Aroma Chemical Top Note CAS 98-86-2
Sweet, powdery floral with an almond and hawthorn character and a soft orange blossom and mimosa facet. It adds a balsamic sweetness to white floral, almond and cherry accords.
Odor profile
| Note | Top Note |
| Descriptor 1 | Floral |
| Descriptor 2 | Sweet |
| Descriptor 3 | Powdery |
| Odor Impact1 | 200 |
| Tenacity1 | 8 h |
| Tenacity2 | 7 h |
1 Source: PerfumersWorld
2 Source: The Good Scents Company
Both tenacity figures are blotter life. The two labs use different evaluation protocols, so the numbers are not directly comparable — read them as two independent readings, not as a contradiction.
Identification
| CAS Number | 98-86-2 |
| INCI Name | Acetophenone |
| Category | Aroma Chemical |
| Formula | C8H8O |
| Mol. Weight | 120.15 |
| IUPAC Name | 1-phenylethanone |
| InChIKey | KWOLFJPFCHCOCG-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Synonyms
Phenyl Methyl Ketone, Hypnone, Methyl phenyl Ketone, 1-phenyl Ethanone, Benzoyl Methide, Ethanone-1,phenyl, Acetopheone, Acetyl benzol, Acetyl benzene, acetofenon, acetophenone FCC, acetophenone natural, acetophenone PG, acetophenone prime, acetylbenzene, acetylbenzol, benzoylmethide, ethanone, 1-phenyl-, hypnon, ketone, methyl phenyl, methylphenyl ketone, 1-phenyl-1-ethanone, oxo phenylethane, 1-phenylethanone, phenylmethylketone
Physical and chemical data
| Boiling Point | 201.7 °C |
| Melting Point | 19.7 °C |
| Flash Point | 82.2 °C |
| Density | 1.0281 |
| Refractive Index | 1.5372 |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.39 [mmHg] |
| LogP | 1.6 |
| Solubility | In water, 6,130 mg/L at 25 °C |
| Appearance | Acetophenone appears as a colorless liquid with a sweet pungent taste and odor resembling the odor of oranges. Freezes under cool conditions. Slightly soluble in water and denser than water. Hence sin |
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