What is Benzalacetone CAS 122-57-6?
Benzalacetone CAS 122-57-6 is a conjugated aromatic ketone typically supplied as a pale yellow to yellow low-melting solid. It has a sweet, floral, creamy, and slightly pungent odor reminiscent of coumarin and is commonly used in perfumery, flavor creation, organic synthesis, and electroplating brightener formulations.
Specifications
| Item |
Value |
| Appearance |
Pale yellow to yellow low-melting solid |
| Melting Point |
39-42 °C |
| Boiling Point |
260-262 °C |
| Density |
1.038 |
| Refractive Index |
1.5836 |
| Solubility |
Soluble in alcohol, chloroform, diethyl ether |
| Storage Conditions |
Store at <= 20°C |
Features
- Pleasant Floral Odor Profile: Benzalacetone has a sweet, floral, creamy, and slightly pungent odor, making it useful in fragrance and flavor formulations.
- Versatile Industrial Intermediate: Its conjugated ketone structure makes it a useful intermediate in organic synthesis and related chemical manufacturing.
- Effective Electroplating Brightener: It is used as a brightener additive in acid zinc electroplating to improve coating brightness and performance.
- Multi-Functional Processing Aid: It can also function as a mordant, fixing agent, and anti-volatile agent in related industrial applications.
Applications
- Flavors & Fragrances: Used in perfumery and flavor formulations for sweet pea, cocoa, cherry, fruit, nut, vanilla, and floral aroma systems.
- Electroplating Industry: Applied as a brightener additive in acid zinc plating and related galvanizing processes.
- Dyeing Industry: Used as a mordant and fixing agent to improve uniformity and firmness in dyeing applications.
- Organic Synthesis: Serves as an intermediate in chemical synthesis for fragrance, pharmaceutical, and other fine chemical applications.
- Warfarin Intermediate Production: Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of rodenticide warfarin.
Packaging
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