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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 | |
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3D model (JSmol)
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ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.001.024 |
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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] |
Refractive index (nD)
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1.4766 |
Viscosity | 2.62 cP |
Thermochemistry | |
Std enthalpy of
formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
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): | |
LD50 (median dose)
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2280 mg/kg (rat, oral)[citation needed] 2330 mg/kg (rat, oral) 2690 mg/kg (mouse, oral)[3] |
LC50 (median concentration)
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4600 ppm (guinea pig, 8 hr)[3] |
LCLo (lowest published)
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885 ppm (rat, 6 hr) 1840 ppm (rat, 4 hr)[3] |
NIOSH (US health exposure limits): | |
PEL (Permissible)
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TWA 25 ppm (140 mg/m3)[2] |
REL (Recommended)
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TWA 4 ppm (23 mg/m3)[2] |
IDLH (Immediate danger)
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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]