4-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-butanone is used in perfumery, in cosmetics, and as a food additive to impart a fruity odor.
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Applications
4-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-butanone is used in perfumery, in cosmetics, and as a food additive to impart a fruity odor.
Solubility
Insoluble in water.
Notes
Stable under recommended storage conditions. Incompatible with oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Giovanni Fronzaa; Claudio Fugantia; Monica Mendozzaa; Roberta S.Rallob; Gianluca Ottolinab; Daniel Joulain. Stereochemistry of the double bond saturation in the formation in baker's yeast of 4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-butanone (raspberry ketone). Tetrahedron. 1996, 52,(11), 4041-4052.
- Rolf Andersson; Lennart N.Lundgren. Monoaryl and cyclohexenone glycosides from needles of Pinus sylvestris. Phytochemistry. 1988, 27,(2), 559-562.