Benzylacetone

Benzylacetone (IUPAC name: 4-phenylbutan-2-one) is a liquid with a sweet, flowery smell that is considered to be the most abundant attractant compound in flowers (e.g. Coyote Tobacco, Nicotiana attenuata)^[1][2] and one of volatile components of cocoa.^[3]

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Benzylacetone

Names
Preferred IUPAC name 4-Phenylbutan-2-one
Other names 4-Phenyl-2-butanone Methyl 2-phenylethyl ketone
Identifiers
CAS Number	2550-26-7 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	16422 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.018.044
PubChem CID	17355
UNII	UZM5QH16YW Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID6033241
InChI InChI=1S/C10H12O/c1-9(11)7-8-10-5-3-2-4-6-10/h2-6H,7-8H2,1H3 Y Key: AKGGYBADQZYZPD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C10H12O/c1-9(11)7-8-10-5-3-2-4-6-10/h2-6H,7-8H2,1H3 Key: AKGGYBADQZYZPD-UHFFFAOYAH
SMILES O=C(CCc1ccccc1)C
Properties
Chemical formula	C10H12O
Molar mass	148.205 g·mol−1
Density	0.989 g/mL
Melting point	−13 °C (9 °F; 260 K)
Boiling point	235 °C (455 °F; 508 K)
Hazards
Flash point	98 °C (208 °F; 371 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

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It can be used as an attractant for melon flies (Bactrocera cucurbitae),^[4][5] in perfume,^[6] and as an odorant for soap.

It can be prepared by the hydrogenation of benzylideneacetone.