Geranylacetone

Geranylacetone
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(5E)-6,10-Dimethylundeca-5,9-dien-2-one
Other names
6,10-dimethyl-(5E)-5,9-undecadien-2-one, (E)-geranylacetone
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.021.155 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 223-269-8
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C13H22O/c1-11(2)7-5-8-12(3)9-6-10-13(4)14/h7,9H,5-6,8,10H2,1-4H3/b12-9+
    Key: HNZUNIKWNYHEJJ-FMIVXFBMSA-N
  • CC(=CCC/C(=C/CCC(=O)C)/C)C
Properties
C13H22O
Molar mass 194.318 g·mol−1
Density 0.8698 g/cm3 (20 °C)
Boiling point 126–8 °C (259–46 °F; 399–281 K) 10 mm Hg
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation markGHS09: Environmental hazard
Warning
H315, H411
P264, P273, P280, P302+P352, P321, P332+P313, P362, P391, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Geranylacetone is an organic compound with the formula CH3C(O)(CH2)2CH=C(CH3)(CH2)2CH=C(CH3)2. A colorless oil, it is the product of coupling geranyl and acetonyl groups. It is a precursor to synthetic squalene.[1]

  1. ^ Eggersdorfer, Manfred (2000). "Terpenes". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a26_205. ISBN 978-3527306732.