2-Methoxyacetophenone

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    579-74-8

    Molecular formula
    C9H10O2

    SMILES
    CC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1OC

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Sweet 91.42%
    Floral 62.86%
    Vanilla 61.46%
    Anisic 60.66%
    Hawthorn 58.4%
    Powdery 56.25%
    Phenolic 55.05%
    Hay 52.39%
    Cherry 49.26%
    Coumarinic 48.02%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.8

    pKa est.
    7.18 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    150.17 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point

    • 245.00 to 248.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg

    Flash point est.
    91.19 ˚C

    Solubility expt.

    • Practically insoluble or insoluble in water
    • Soluble (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • 2'-Methoxyacetophenone
    • 579-74-8
    • 1-(2-Methoxyphenyl)ethanone
    • 2-Acetylanisole
    • Ethanone, 1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-
    • o-Methoxyacetophenone
    • o-Acetylanisole
    • 1-(2-Methoxyphenyl)ethan-1-one
    • o-Acetanisole
    • 2-Methyoxyacetophenone oxime
    • 2-Acetoanisole
    • ortho-Methoxyacetophenone
    • MFCD00008725
    • Acetophenone, 2'-methoxy-
    • UNII-0WYN389I4N
    • 2-Methoxyacetylbenzene
    • o-Methoxy acetophenone
    • EINECS 209-446-2
    • NSC 23387
    • NSC-23387
    • 1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-ethanone
    • AI3-05503
    • 0WYN389I4N
    • 1-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-ethanone
    • ACETOPHENONE, O-METHOXY-
    • DTXSID8060375
    • FEMA NO. 4163
    • 2-METHOXY-1-ACETYLBENZENE
    • 2-METHOXYACETOPHENONE [FHFI]
    • 2-METHOXYPHENYL METHYL KETONE
    • 2'-Methoxyacetophenone, 99%
    • 2-ACETANISOLE
    • NSC26912
    • a-methoxyacetophenone
    • 2'methoxyacetophenone
    • -Methoxy acetophenone
    • o-methoxy-acetophenone
    • 2'-methoxy acetophenone
    • 2'-methoxy-acetophenone
    • (2'-methoxy)acetophenone
    • SCHEMBL54071
    • 1-(2-Methoxyphenyl)ethanone #
    • CHEMBL5280089
    • DTXCID1042281
    • DTXCID30116269
    • 2- METHOXY ACETYL BENZENE
    • Acetophenone, 2'-methoxy- (8CI)
    • NSC23387
    • NSC-26912
    • STL195455
    • AKOS000118952
    • CS-W016325
    • FM71392
    • AS-47997
    • SY036008
    • DB-021287
    • M1445
    • NS00022412
    • EN300-16199
    • 2 inverted exclamation marka-Methoxyacetophenone
    • F17510
    • 2 inverted exclamation mark -Methoxyacetophenone
    • Q63392742
    • F0001-1509
    • 223-802-4

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 466.92
    methanol 564.37
    isopropanol 342.66
    water 4.8
    ethyl acetate 774.58
    n-propanol 383.53
    acetone 1034.86
    n-butanol 330.26
    acetonitrile 951.6
    DMF 1246.09
    toluene 320.04
    isobutanol 261.72
    1,4-dioxane 1828.53
    methyl acetate 784.96
    THF 1589.03
    2-butanone 658.76
    n-pentanol 230.47
    sec-butanol 286.54
    n-hexane 92.48
    ethylene glycol 288.24
    NMP 980.04
    cyclohexane 136.9
    DMSO 1558.54
    n-butyl acetate 279.46
    n-octanol 167.87
    chloroform 1539.74
    n-propyl acetate 365.32
    acetic acid 539.62
    dichloromethane 1721.66
    cyclohexanone 898.49
    propylene glycol 195.94
    isopropyl acetate 365.31
    DMAc 775.79
    2-ethoxyethanol 519.18
    isopentanol 244.42
    n-heptane 55.87
    ethyl formate 464.68
    1,2-dichloroethane 1212.0
    n-hexanol 252.75
    2-methoxyethanol 920.24
    isobutyl acetate 206.2
    tetrachloromethane 312.16
    n-pentyl acetate 199.91
    transcutol 792.5
    n-heptanol 133.16
    ethylbenzene 196.83
    MIBK 316.36
    2-propoxyethanol 507.95
    tert-butanol 443.06
    MTBE 413.55
    2-butoxyethanol 245.46
    propionic acid 456.51
    o-xylene 209.3
    formic acid 216.32
    diethyl ether 687.0
    m-xylene 240.14
    p-xylene 222.9
    chlorobenzene 455.95
    dimethyl carbonate 360.61
    n-octane 33.59
    formamide 378.15
    cyclopentanone 1182.43
    2-pentanone 593.65
    anisole 440.54
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 730.22
    gamma-butyrolactone 1370.68
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 594.37
    pyridine 735.37
    3-pentanone 495.08
    furfural 905.91
    n-dodecane 30.12
    diethylene glycol 562.29
    diisopropyl ether 181.74
    tert-amyl alcohol 321.92
    acetylacetone 758.26
    n-hexadecane 34.98
    acetophenone 330.54
    methyl propionate 643.23
    isopentyl acetate 227.94
    trichloroethylene 1715.23
    n-nonanol 142.79
    cyclohexanol 384.41
    benzyl alcohol 270.55
    2-ethylhexanol 157.48
    isooctanol 110.14
    dipropyl ether 244.3
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 404.99
    ethyl lactate 208.48
    propylene carbonate 582.45
    n-methylformamide 644.69
    2-pentanol 234.3
    n-pentane 71.48
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 289.12
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 315.05
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 236.14
    mesitylene 170.16
    ε-caprolactone 682.69
    p-cymene 98.79
    epichlorohydrin 1565.39
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1010.1
    2-aminoethanol 300.15
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1032.81
    sulfolane 1500.22
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 40.53
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 985.26
    n-hexyl acetate 316.31
    isooctane 35.55
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 305.82
    sec-butyl acetate 227.0
    tert-butyl acetate 370.29
    decalin 79.2
    glycerin 334.24
    diglyme 679.34
    acrylic acid 431.51
    isopropyl myristate 140.07
    n-butyric acid 466.05
    acetyl acetate 464.39
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 112.95
    ethyl propionate 385.42
    nitromethane 1310.47
    1,2-diethoxyethane 320.15
    benzonitrile 385.71
    trioctyl phosphate 96.5
    1-bromopropane 554.63
    gamma-valerolactone 1155.33
    n-decanol 114.81
    triethyl phosphate 148.46
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 131.68
    propionitrile 544.47
    vinylene carbonate 539.26
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 760.52
    DMS 334.66
    cumene 135.39
    2-octanol 111.85
    2-hexanone 351.84
    octyl acetate 175.39
    limonene 147.63
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 963.58
    ethyl orthosilicate 133.89
    tributyl phosphate 111.5
    diacetone alcohol 381.98
    N,N-dimethylaniline 267.22
    acrylonitrile 701.69
    aniline 365.87
    1,3-propanediol 410.17
    bromobenzene 492.77
    dibromomethane 1081.13
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1184.94
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 186.87
    tetrabutyl urea 150.29
    diisobutyl methanol 103.02
    2-phenylethanol 235.85
    styrene 244.37
    dioctyl adipate 188.52
    dimethyl sulfate 598.26
    ethyl butyrate 242.3
    methyl lactate 307.03
    butyl lactate 141.75
    diethyl carbonate 187.63
    propanediol butyl ether 210.87
    triethyl orthoformate 169.37
    p-tert-butyltoluene 101.75
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 252.79
    morpholine 1412.97
    tert-butylamine 258.07
    n-dodecanol 92.57
    dimethoxymethane 993.74
    ethylene carbonate 478.1
    cyrene 274.66
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 277.1
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 184.36
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 442.41
    4-methylpyridine 682.66
    dibutyl ether 215.08
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 103.02
    DEF 682.43
    dimethyl isosorbide 404.76
    tetrachloroethylene 813.4
    eugenol 248.31
    triacetin 277.51
    span 80 191.11
    1,4-butanediol 188.1
    1,1-dichloroethane 963.93
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 184.24
    methyl formate 620.59
    2-methyl-1-butanol 237.92
    n-decane 47.71
    butyronitrile 505.89
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 145.24
    1-chlorooctane 166.5
    1-chlorotetradecane 74.99
    n-nonane 50.28
    undecane 36.94
    tert-butylcyclohexane 71.09
    cyclooctane 60.41
    cyclopentanol 454.9
    tetrahydropyran 1060.15
    tert-amyl methyl ether 320.44
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 419.32
    1-hexene 220.51
    2-isopropoxyethanol 316.86
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 264.73
    methyl butyrate 472.44

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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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