| | Identification | More |  | [Name] 
 2'-Methylacetophenone
 |  | [CAS] 
 577-16-2
 |  | [Synonyms] 
 1-(2-METHYLPHENYL)ETHANONE
 1-METHYL-2-ACETYLBENZENE
 2-ACETYLTOLUENE
 2'-METHYLACETOPHENONE
 2-METHYLACETOPHENONE
 METHYL O-TOLYL KETONE
 O-ACETYLTOLUENE
 O-METHYLACETOPHENONE
 2'-Methylacetylphenone
 Acetophenone, 2'-methyl-
 Ethanone,1-(2-methylphenyl)-
 2'-Methylacetophenone 2-Acetyltoluene
 Ethanone, 1-(2-methylphenyl)-(9CI)
 2-Methylacetophenone,97%
 METHYLANTHRAQUINONE, 2-(RG)
 ORTHO-ACETYLTOLUENE
 1-o-tolyl-ethanone
 1-(2-Methylphenyl)ethanone,  1-(2-Tolyl)ethanone,  2-Acetyltoluene,  o-Methylacetophenone,  Methyl  o-tolyl  ketone
 1-(2-Tolyl)ethanone
 Methyl 2-methylphenyl ketone
 |  | [EINECS(EC#)] 
 209-408-5
 |  | [Molecular Formula] 
 C9H10O
 |  | [MDL Number] 
 MFCD00008734
 |  | [Molecular Weight] 
 134.18
 |  | [MOL File] 
 577-16-2.mol
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 | Chemical Properties | Back Directory |  | [Appearance] 
 clear colourless to light yellow liquid
 |  | [Melting point ] 
 107-108 °C
 |  | [Boiling point ] 
 214 °C(lit.)
 
 |  | [density ] 
 1.026 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
 
 |  | [FEMA ] 
 4316 | 2-METHYLACETOPHENONE
 |  | [refractive index ] 
 n20/D 1.5318(lit.)
 
 |  | [Fp ] 
 168 °F
 
 |  | [storage temp. ] 
 Sealed in dry,Room Temperature
 |  | [solubility ] 
 Chloroform (Slightly), Ethyl Acetate (Slightly)
 |  | [form ] 
 Liquid
 |  | [color ] 
 Clear colorless to light yellow
 |  | [Specific Gravity] 
 1.026
 |  | [Odor] 
 at 100.00 %. sweet hawthorn powdery anisic coumarinic phenolic burnt nutty honey
 |  | [Odor Type] 
 floral
 |  | [Water Solubility ] 
 Soluble in ethanol. Insoluble in water.
 |  | [JECFA Number] 
 2044
 |  | [BRN ] 
 907005
 |  | [LogP] 
 2.13
 |  | [CAS DataBase Reference] 
 577-16-2(CAS DataBase Reference)
 |  | [NIST Chemistry Reference] 
 Ethanone, 1-(2-methylphenyl)-(577-16-2)
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 | Questions And Answer | Back Directory |  | [Description] 
 2’-methylacetophenone is a colorless to pale yellow clear liquid. It has sweet, hawthorn, powdery, anisic, coumarinic, phenolic, burnt, nutty, honey aroma. It is used as an odor and/or flavor in acacia, butterscotch, black currant, grape, vanilla, etc.
 |  | [References] 
 [1] George A. Burdock, Fenaroli’s Handbook of Flavor Ingredients, Sixth Edition, 2010
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 | Hazard Information | Back Directory |  | [Chemical Properties] 
 clear colourless to light yellow liquid
 |  | [Chemical Properties] 
 Colorless to pale yellow clear liquid; sweet, hawthorn, powdery, anisic, coumarinic, phenolic, burnt, nutty, honey
aroma.
 |  | [Uses] 
 2'-Methylacetophenone is possiblely used in Vanilla, cherry, almond, coumarin and various nut nuances.
 |  | [Definition] 
 ChEBI: 2'-methylacetophenone is a member of the class of acetophenones that is acetophenone which is substituted by a methyl group at position 2. It has a role as a fungal metabolite, an acaricide and a flavouring agent. It is a member of acetophenones and a member of toluenes.
 |  | [Synthesis Reference(s)] 
 Journal of the American Chemical Society, 105, p. 943, 1983 DOI: 10.1021/ja00342a050
 |  | [IC 50] 
 Human Endogenous Metabolite
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