- Fenchone
Chembox new
Name = Fenchone
Reference = ["Merck Index", 11th Edition, 3911.]
ImageFile = Fenchone.png
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IUPACName = 1,3,3-Trimethylbicyclo [2.2.1] heptan-2-one
OtherNames = 1,3,3-Trimethyl-2-norcamphanone
Section1 = Chembox Identifiers
CASOther = D: [4695-62-9]
L: [7787-20-4]
SMILES = CC1(C2)CCC2C(C)(C)C1=O
Section2 = Chembox Properties
Formula = C10H16O
MolarMass = 152.23 g/mol
Density = 0.948 g/cm3
MeltingPt = 6.1 °C
BoilingPt = 193.5 °CFenchone is a natural
organic compound classified as amonoterpene and aketone . It is a colorless oily liquid. It has a structure and an odor similar tocamphor .Fenchone is a constituent of
absinthe and theessential oil offennel .Fenchone is used as a flavor in foods and in perfumery.
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