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Preferred IUPAC name
Oct-1-en-3-one | |
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3D model (JSmol)
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ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.022.116 |
PubChem CID
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UNII | |
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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Properties | |
C8H14O | |
Molar mass | 126.20 g/mol |
Boiling point | 56–60 °C (133–140 °F; 329–333 K) at 16 mm Hg[1] |
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Flash point | 35 °C (95 °F; 308 K) |
Safety data sheet (SDS) | Fisher Scientific |
Related compounds | |
Related enones
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Methyl vinyl ketone |
Related compounds
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1-Octene |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Oct-1-en-3-one (CH2=CHC(=O)(CH2)4CH3), also known as 1-octen-3-one or amyl vinyl ketone, is the odorant that is responsible for the typical "metallic" smell of metals and blood coming into contact with skin.[2] Oct-1-en-3-one has a strong metallic mushroom-like odor with an odor detection threshold of 0.03–1.12 μg/m3 and it is the main compound responsible for the "smell of metal", followed by decanal (smell: orange skin, flowery) and nonanal (smell: tallowy, fruity).[3] Oct-1-en-3-one is the degradative reduction product of the chemical reaction of skin lipid peroxides and Fe2+. Skin lipid peroxides are formed from skin lipid by oxidation, either enzymatically by lipoxygenases or by air oxygen. Oct-1-en-3-one is a ketone analog of the alkene 1-octene.
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