Watermelon Ketone
Product Description
Product Detail
	
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				 Product Name:  | 
			
				 Watermelon Ketone  | 
		
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				 Synonyms:  | 
			
				 -1,5-benzodioxepan-3-one;watermelon ketone E:candyli(at)speedgainpharma(dot)com;5-Benzodioxepin-3(4H)-one,7-methyl-2H-1;WATERMELON KETONE 50% SOLUTION IN ETHYL DIGLYCOL;7-Methyl-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,5-benzodioxepin-3-one;7-Methyl-2H-1,5-benzodioxepin-3(4H)-one;7-Methyl-1,5-benzodioxepan-3-one;Water-melone ketone  | 
		
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				 CAS:  | 
			
				 28940-11-6  | 
		
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				 MF:  | 
			
				 C10H10O3  | 
		
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				 MW:  | 
			
				 178.18  | 
		
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				 EINECS:  | 
			
				 249-320-4  | 
		
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				 Product Categories:  | 
			
				 API intermediates;Miscellaneous;aromatic  | 
		
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				 Mol File:  | 
			
				 28940-11-6.mol  | 
		
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				 Melting point  | 
			
				 37.0 to 41.0 °C  | 
		
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				 Boiling point  | 
			
				 91°C/0.2mmHg(lit.)  | 
		
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				 density  | 
			
				 1.196±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)  | 
		
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				 storage temp.  | 
			
				 2-8°C  | 
		
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				 InChIKey  | 
			
				 SWUIQEBPZIHZQS-UHFFFAOYSA-N  | 
		
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				 CAS DataBase Reference  | 
			
				 28940-11-6(CAS DataBase Reference)  | 
		
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				 EPA Substance Registry System  | 
			
				 2H-1,5-Benzodioxepin-3(4H)-one, 7-methyl- (28940-11-6)  | 
		
	
	
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				 Description  | 
			
				 Watermelon Ketone, also known as calone or methylbenodioxepinone is a hydrocarbon compound with similar structure of certain alicyclic C11-hydrocarbons such as ectocarpene. It is a flavor and fragrance chemical compound with special odorant. It was used as a scent component since the 1980s for its watery, fresh, ozone accords. It was later supplemented into several perfumes of the marine trend, beginning in the 1990s.  | 
		
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				 Chemical Properties  | 
			
				 Watermelon Ketone is a white powder with a fresh marine odor, mp 35–41°C. It is used to create fresh aquatic marine notes in perfume oils for many applications, for example, for fine fragrances, soaps, and shower gels.  | 
		
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				 Preparation  | 
			
				 The material is prepared by etherification of 4-methylpyrocatechol with two equivalents of alkyl 2-bromoacetate and subsequentDieckmann condensation followed by hydrolysis and decarboxylation.  | 
		
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				 Trade name  | 
			
				 Aquamor (Aromor), Calone® (Firmenich), Ganone (Agan).  | 
		
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				 References  | 
			
				 
					https://www.parchem.com/chemical-supplier-distributor/Watermelon-Ketone-015008.aspx  |