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Home/Compounds/Flavor & Fragrance/Methyl ionone
C14H22O
206.32 g/mol
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Methyl-alpha-ionone

CAS127-42-4EC297-035-9
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Other
Primary Use
Fragrance ingredient

Methyl-alpha-ionone is a synthetic organic compound that occurs naturally in brewer's yeasts. It is a colorless to pale-straw liquid used primarily as a fragrance ingredient.

fragrance ingredient

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Environmental Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Warning
H411Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H315Causes skin irritation
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction

Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for Methyl-alpha-ionone (CAS 127-42-4) is 2914.23.

HS code (international, 6-digit)

2914.23

EU CN code (8-digit)

2914 23 00

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

(E)-1-[(1R)-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-yl]pent-1-en-3-one

InChIKey

VPKMGDRERYMTJX-XEHSLEBBSA-N

SMILES

CCC(=O)/C=C/[C@H]1C(=CCCC1(C)C)C

Synonyms (13)
  • .ALPHA-N-METHYLIONONE
  • CETONE, ALPHA.-
  • Methyl-alpha-ionone
  • alpha-Methylionone

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