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Sigma-Aldrich

Ethyl vinyl ketone

≥97%, stabilized with BHT, FG

Synonym(s):

1-Penten-3-one, Ethyl vinyl ketone

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
C2H5COCH=CH2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
84.12
FEMA Number:
3382
Beilstein:
1735857
EC Number:
Council of Europe no.:
11179
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
Flavis number:
7.102
NACRES:
NA.21

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

grade

FG
Fragrance grade
Halal
Kosher

Agency

follows IFRA guidelines
meets purity specifications of JECFA

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1223/2009
EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002

Assay

≥97%

contains

BHT as stabilizer

refractive index

n20/D 1.419 (lit.)

bp

38 °C/60 mmHg (lit.)

density

0.851 g/mL at 20 °C
0.845 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

Documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

fragrance allergen

no known allergens

Organoleptic

garlic; onion; pungent

SMILES string

CCC(=O)C=C

InChI

1S/C5H8O/c1-3-5(6)4-2/h3H,1,4H2,2H3

InChI key

JLIDVCMBCGBIEY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Ethyl vinyl ketone is a volatile flavor compound mainly found in tomatoes. It may be responsible for the raw bean odor and flavor in soybeans.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(C)

-10 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Identification of a volatile component in soybeans that contributes to the raw bean flavor.
Mattick LR & Hand DB.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 17(1),, 15-17 (1969)
E Eder et al.
Chemical research in toxicology, 4(1), 50-57 (1991-01-01)
The reaction of the alpha, beta-unsaturated ketones methyl vinyl ketone (MVK) and ethyl vinyl ketone (EVK) with nucleosides and 5'-mononucleotides was studied. The genotoxic activity of MVK and EVK in the SOS Chromotest was investigated. Three different types of adducts
Weijun Liu et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128(5), 1426-1427 (2006-02-02)
The cycloaddition between 1,3-cyclohexadiene and various enones and enals (methyl vinyl ketone, ethyl vinyl ketone, methacrolien) is accomplished at room temperature in yields ranging from 51 to 68% without the use of Lewis acids, high pressures, or microwave reactors. This
Eduardo C Meurer et al.
Journal of mass spectrometry : JMS, 37(2), 146-154 (2002-02-22)
Gas-phase reactions of acylium ions with alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl compounds were investigated using pentaquadrupole multiple-stage mass spectrometry. With acrolein and metacrolein, CH(3)-C(+)(double bond)O, CH(2)(double bond)CH-C(+)(double bond)O, C(6)H(5)-C(+)(double bond)O, and (CH(3))(2)N-C(+)(double bond)O react to variable extents by mono and double polar [4
E Eder et al.
Mutation research, 470(1), 29-37 (2000-09-15)
alpha,beta-Unsaturated ketones are bifunctional compounds which form promutagenic 1,N(2)-propanodeoxyguanosine adducts like carcinogenic alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes and are mutagenic and genotoxic like these aldehydes. They are important industrial chemicals, are found in our environment and are widespread in our food. We investigated

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