Raspberry ketone

Raspberry ketone[1]
Structural formula of raspberry ketone
Ball-and-stick model of raspberry ketone
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
4-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)butan-2-one
Other names
p-Hydroxybenzyl acetone; 4-(p-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-butanone; Frambinone; Oxyphenylon; Rheosmin; Rasketone
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations RK
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.024.370 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 226-806-4
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C10H12O2/c1-8(11)2-3-9-4-6-10(12)7-5-9/h4-7,12H,2-3H2,1H3 checkY
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  • InChI=1/C10H12O2/c1-8(11)2-3-9-4-6-10(12)7-5-9/h4-7,12H,2-3H2,1H3
    Key: NJGBTKGETPDVIK-UHFFFAOYAT
  • O=C(CCc1ccc(O)cc1)C
Properties
C10H12O2
Molar mass 164.204 g·mol−1
Appearance White needles[2]
Melting point 82 to 84 °C (180 to 183 °F; 355 to 357 K)
Boiling point 140 to 146 °C (284 to 295 °F; 413 to 419 K) at 0.5 mmHg
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H302
P264, P270, P301+P312, P330, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Raspberry ketone is a naturally occurring phenolic compound that is the primary aroma compound of red raspberries.

  1. ^ Catalog of Organics and Fine Chemicals, Acros Organics, 2004/05, page 1250.
  2. ^ "4-(p-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-butanone". Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. 16: 781–2. 1978. doi:10.1016/S0015-6264(78)80113-8.