isophorone
Product Description
| Product | isophorone |
| CAS | 78-59-1 |
| Formula | C9H14O |
| Synonym | 3,5,5-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one, isoacetophorone, 2-Cyclohexen-1-one, 3,5,5-trimethyl- |
Typical Product Specifications
| Auto/Self Ignition Temperature | temp. 380 c |
| Assay | 97.00 to 100.00 % |
| Refractive Index | 1.47400 to 1.48100 @ 20.00 ยฐC |
| Boiling Point | 213.00 to 215.00 ยฐC. @ 760.00 mm Hg |
| Odor Type | woody |
| Taste | Sweet, green, waxy, woody, cooling pulpy mouthfeel and citrus |
| Flash Point | 184.00 ยฐF. TCC |
| Appearence | colorless to pale yellow clear liquid |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.150000 mm/Hg @ 25.00 ยฐC |
| Vapor Density | 4.7 |
| logP (o/w) | 2.07 |
| Specific gravity | 0.91900 to 0.92700 @ 25.00 ยฐC |
| Pounds/Gallon | 7.647 to 7.714 |
| Melting Point | -8.00 ยฐC. @ 760.00 mm Hg |
| Odor | Cooling, woody, sweet, green, camphoreous, fruity and musty |
| Insolubility | in water |
| Molecular weight | 138.20 |
| Color | colorless to pale yellow liquid |
| Solubility | alcohol, ether, acetone, oxygenated solvs. |
| Chemical Structure | ![]() |
| Notes | FEMA# 3553
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