Isophorone

Isophorone[1]
Isophorone
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
3,5,5-Trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one
Other names
3,5,5-Trimethyl-2-cyclohexene-1-one
1,1,3-Trimethyl-3-cyclohexene-5-one
Isoforone
Isoacetophorone
IP
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.001.024 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 201-126-0
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C9H14O/c1-7-4-8(10)6-9(2,3)5-7/h4H,5-6H2,1-3H3 checkY
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  • InChI=1/C9H14O/c1-7-4-8(10)6-9(2,3)5-7/h4H,5-6H2,1-3H3
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  • O=C1\C=C(/CC(C)(C)C1)C
Properties
C9H14O
Molar mass 138.210 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless to white liquid
Odor Peppermint-like[2]
Density 0.9255 g/cm3
Melting point −8.1 °C (17.4 °F; 265.0 K)
Boiling point 215.32 °C (419.58 °F; 488.47 K)
1.2 g/100 mL
Solubility ether, acetone, hexane, dichloromethane, benzene, toluene, alcohol
Vapor pressure 0.3 mmHg (20°C)[2]
1.4766
Viscosity 2.62 cP
Thermochemistry
43.4 kJ/mol
Hazards
Flash point 84 °C (183 °F; 357 K)
460 °C (860 °F; 733 K)
Explosive limits 0.8–3.8%[2]
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
2280 mg/kg (rat, oral)[citation needed]
2330 mg/kg (rat, oral)
2690 mg/kg (mouse, oral)[3]
4600 ppm (guinea pig, 8 hr)[3]
885 ppm (rat, 6 hr)
1840 ppm (rat, 4 hr)[3]
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
TWA 25 ppm (140 mg/m3)[2]
REL (Recommended)
TWA 4 ppm (23 mg/m3)[2]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
200 ppm[2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Isophorone is an α,β-unsaturated cyclic ketone. It is a colorless liquid with a characteristic peppermint-like odor, although commercial samples can appear yellowish. Used as a solvent and as a precursor to polymers, it is produced on a large scale industrially.[4]

  1. ^ Merck Index, 13th Edition, 5215.
  2. ^ a b c d e f NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0355". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  3. ^ a b c "Isophorone". Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  4. ^ Hardo Siegel; Manfred Eggersdorfer (2005). "Ketones". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a15_077. ISBN 978-3-527-30673-2.