2-Methyl-3-heptanone

Catalog	ACM13019200-1
CAS	13019-20-0
Structure
Category	Environmental Standards
Description	2-Methyl-3-heptanone is a colorless to light yellow liquid. It is one of the trace taste- and odor-causing organic compounds present in natural water.
Synonyms	2-Methylheptan-3-one
Molecular Weight	128.21
Molecular Formula	C8H16O
Canonical SMILES	CCCCC(=O)C(C)C
InChI	1S/C8H16O/c1-4-5-6-8(9)7(2)3/h7H,4-6H2,1-3H3
InChI Key	XYYMFUCZDNNGFS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point	158-160 °C (lit.)
Flash Point	43 °C - closed cup
Density	0.816 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
Application	2-Methyl-3-heptanone was used as an internal standard in dynamic headspace sampling, direct solvent extraction and vacuum simultaneous steam distillation-solvent extraction for sample preparation in volatile compound analysis in Thai soy sauce. It was used as an internal standard in the identification of volatile flavor compounds of stored nonfat dry milk using gas chromatography-olfactometry and aroma extract dilution analysis.
Storage	room temp
Assay	0.99
Quality Level	100
Refractive Index	n20/D 1.411 (lit.)

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