Benzylacetone

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 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	16422 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.018.044
PubChem CID	17355;
UNII	UZM5QH16YW ;
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 Key: AKGGYBADQZYZPD-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; 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)
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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) and one of volatile components of cocoa.

It can be used as an attractant for melon flies (Bactrocera cucurbitae), in perfume, and as an odorant for soap.

It can be prepared by the hydrogenation of benzylideneacetone.