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Home/Compounds/Flavor & Fragrance/3-octanone
C8H16O
128.21 g/mol
Flavor & FragranceWarning

3-Octanone

CAS106-68-3EC203-423-0
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Other
Primary Use
Flavor and fragrance ingredient

3-Octanone is a clear, colorless liquid with a pungent odor, commonly used as a flavor and fragrance ingredient. It is insoluble in water and partially soluble in alcohol, with vapors that are denser than air and may have a narcotic effect at high concentrations.

Solvent for nitrocellulose and vinyl resinsIngredient in lavender perfumesFlavoring agent in food

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Safety Reference

Flammable
Flammable
Harmful
Harmful
Warning
H226Flammable liquid and vapour
H315Causes skin irritation
Regulatory Compliance1
  • CN Catalogue of Hazardous ChemicalsCNRegulation
    Listed· listed since 2015-05-01Source

Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for 3-Octanone (CAS 106-68-3) is 2914.19.

HS code (international, 6-digit)

2914.19

EU CN code (8-digit)

2914 19 90

Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

octan-3-one

InChIKey

RHLVCLIPMVJYKS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CCCCCC(=O)CC

Synonyms (19)
  • EAK
  • 1-ethyl hexanal
  • 2-Heptanone, methyl-
  • 3-Octanone
  • 3-Octanone (natural)
  • 3-Octanone, natural (US)
  • 3-Oxooctane
  • 3-octanon
  • Amyl ethyl ketone
  • Ethyl n-amyl ketone
  • Ethyl n-pentyl ketone
  • Ethyl pentyl ketone
  • FEMA 2803
  • OCTANONE, 3-
  • methylheptanone

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