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6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one
SpectraBase Compound ID ly0hJBX17N
InChI InChI=1S/C8H14O/c1-7(2)5-4-6-8(3)9/h5H,4,6H2,1-3H3
InChIKey UHEPJGULSIKKTP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Mol Weight 126.2 g/mol
Molecular Formula C8H14O
Exact Mass 126.104465 g/mol
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Solvent CDCL3
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CDCl3
  • Methyl-5-hepten-2-one
  • 6-Methyl hept-5-en-2-one
  • 6-METHYLHEPT-5-EN-2-ON
  • 5-Hepten-2-one, 6-methyl-
  • 2-Methyl-2-hepten-6-one
  • Hept-5-en-2-one <6-methyl->
  • Hepten-2-one<6-methyl-5->
  • Sulcatone
  • Heptenone, methyl-
  • 6-Methyl-5-heptene-2-one
  • 2-Methyl-6-oxo-2-heptene
  • 2-Oxo-6-methylhept-5-ene
  • FEMA NO. 2707
  • HSDB 5565
  • EINECS 203-816-7
  • EINECS 206-990-2
  • NSC 15294
  • BRN 1741705
  • AI3-05639
Title Journal or Book Year
Acid-Catalyzed Reactions of 2,3-Epoxy Derivatives of Citral with Alcohols Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry 2003
(+)-4β-Hydroxyhernandulcin, A New Sweet Sesquiterpene from the Leaves and Flowers of Lippia dulcis Journal of Natural Products 1992
Photochemical Reactions. 153th communication. Photochemistry of acylsilanes: Photolyses and thermolyses of ?,?-epoxy silyl ketones Helvetica Chimica Acta 1992
Carbon-13 NMR study of (20,24)-epoxydammarane triterpenes Organic Magnetic Resonance 1984
Short, high-yield syntheses of (.+-.)-curcuhydroquinone and (.+-.)-curcuquinone The Journal of Organic Chemistry 1981

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