• Identifiers

    CAS number
    122-00-9

    Molecular formula
    C9H10O

    SMILES
    CC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)C
    O

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 1186.5
    • Carbowax: 1758.67
  • Odor profile

    sweet 94.29%
    floral 91.84%
    cherry 72.56%
    hawthorn 69.6%
    powdery 64.87%
    almond 62.29%
    coumarinic 60.95%
    hay 57.24%
    anisic 55.23%
    fruity 52.07%

    Scent© AI

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.1 Well soluble in IAA, DEP, MMB

    Molecular weight
    134.17 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • 0.101 hPa @ 20°C
    • 0.1531 hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderate

    Melting points

    • 28 °C

    Boiling points

    • 222.00 to 226.00 °C. @ 756.00 mm Hg

    Solubilities

    • 0.372 mg/mL at 15 °C
    • insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils
    • very soluble (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • 4'-Methylacetophenone
    • 122-00-9
    • 1-(p-Tolyl)ethanone
    • p-Methylacetophenone
    • 1-(4-Methylphenyl)ethanone
    • Melilotal
    • p-Methyl acetophenone
    • 1-p-Tolylethanone
    • Methyl p-tolyl ketone
    • 4-METHYLACETOPHENONE
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Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Blackcurrant bud 1 68606-81-5 Ribes nigrum L., fam. Grossulariaceae 0.1%
Massoia bark Cryptocaryo massoia, fam. Lauraceae 0.01%
Santolina chamaecyparisus (France) 2 84961-58-0 Santolina chamaecyparisus L., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.02%
Cascarilla 2 8007-06-5 Croton eluteria Bennett, fam. Euphorbiaceae 0.02%
Parsley seed (Korea) 8000-68-8 Petroselinum crispum (Miller) A.W. Hill (P. sativum Hoffm.), fam. Apiaceae 0.1%
Parsley leaf (Korea) 8000-68-8 Petroselinum crispum (Miller) A.W. Hill (C. sativum Hoffm.), fam. Apiaceae 0.61%
Pistacia lentiscus (Spain) 1a leaf 90082-83-0 Pistacia lentiscus L., fam. Anacardiaceae 0.01%
Orris butter 8002-73-1 Iris florentina L., fam. Iridaceae 0.01%
Narcissus (Japan) 1a 8023-75-4 Narcissus tazetta L. (N. poeticus L.), fam. Amarillidaceae 0.01%
Santolina chamaecyparisus (Egypt) 84961-58-0 Santolina chamaecyparisus L., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.47%
Celery leaf/stem (Libya) 8015-90-5 Apium graveolens L., fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 1.2%
Conyza pinnata (Zimbabwe) Conyza pinnata (Kuntz), fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 2.82%
Parsley leaf (Germany), 1b (smooth leaf) 8000-68-8 Petroselinum crispum (Miller) A.W. Hill (P. sativum Hoffm.), fam. Apiaceae 0.12%
Parsley leaf (Germany), 1a (curly leaf) 8000-68-8 Petroselinum crispum (Miller) A.W. Hill (P. sativum Hoffm.), fam. Apiaceae 0.1%
Genet absolute 2 8023-80-1 Spartium junceum L., fam. Leguminosae (Papilionaceae) 0.01%
Illicium griffithii fruit Illicium griffithii Hook. f. et Thoms., fam. Magnoliaceae (Illiciaceae) 0.05%
Vassoura (Brazil) 3 Baccharis dracunculifolia DC., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.03%
Boronia megastigma 91771-36-7 Boronia megastigma Nees., fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Lime (Mexican, West Indian, Key) 5 8008-26-2 Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle, fam. Rutaceae 0.03%
Lime (Mexican, West Indian, Key) 7 8008-26-2 Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle, fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Turmeric (Malaysia) 8024-37-1 Curcuma longa L. (C. domestica Val.), fam. Zingiberaceae 0.1%
Rosemary (Japan) 8000-25-7 Rosmarinus officinalis L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.03%
Carob bean extract 1 9000-40-2 Ceratonia siliqua L., fam. Leguminoseae 0.01%
Parsley leaf (Germany) 2a 8000-68-8 Petroselinum crispun (Miller) A.W. Hill cv Hamburger Schnitt,fam. Apiaceae 0.09%
Parsley leaf (Germany) 2b 800-68-8 Petroselinum crispun (Miller) A.W. Hill cv Mooskrause, fam. Apiaceae 0.03%
Turmeric (India) 5b leaf 8024-37-1 Curcuma longa L., cv. Roma (C. domestica Val.), fam. Zingiberaceae 0.1%
Cymbopogon giganteus (Mali) Cymbopogon giganteus (Hochst.) Chiov., fam. Poaceae (Gramineae) 4.6%
Argyranthemum adauctum ssp. adauctum Argyranthemum adauctum ssp.adauctum Humphries, fam.Asteraceae (Compositae) 1.9%
Argyranthemum adauctum ssp. gracile Argyranthemum adauctum ssp.gracile Humphries, fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.01%