BenzylacetoneBenzylacetone (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) and one of volatile components of cocoa. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Benzylacetone, revision 1372559322.

Property

Value

Formula

C10H12O, 148.20 g/mol

Melting point

-13 °C

Boiling point

235 °C

Density

0.989 g/cm³

Flash point

98 °C

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