Sulcatone

Sulcatone^[1]
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 6-Methylhept-5-en-2-one
	Other names 2-Methylheptenone; 2-Methyl-2-hepten-6-one; Methyl hexenyl ketone;
Identifiers
CAS Number	110-93-0 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
Beilstein Reference	1741705
ChEBI	CHEBI:16310;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL46340;
ChemSpider	9478;
ECHA InfoCard	100.003.470
EC Number	203-816-7;
KEGG	C07287;
PubChem CID	9862;
UNII	448353S93V;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5021629 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C8H14O/c1-7(2)5-4-6-8(3)9/h5H,4,6H2,1-3H3 Key: UHEPJGULSIKKTP-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES CC(=CCCC(=O)C)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H14O
Molar mass	126.199 g·mol−1
Odor	Powerful, fatty, green, citrus odor
Density	0.8546 g/mL
Melting point	−67.1 °C (−88.8 °F; 206.1 K)
Boiling point	173.5 °C (344.3 °F; 446.6 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

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Sulcatone (6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one) is an unsaturated methylated ketone with the molecular formula C₈H₁₄O. It is a colorless, water-like liquid with a citrus-like, fruity odor.^[2]^[3]

Sulcatone is one of a number of mosquito attractants, especially for those species such as Aedes aegypti with the odor receptor gene Or4.^[4]

References

^ 6-METHYL-5-HEPTEN-2-ONE, International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre (CIS)
^ "6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one". PubChem. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
^ "6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one". InChem. Summary of Evaluations Performed by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
^ "Scientists have identified the gene that makes mosquitoes crave human blood". Center for Inquiry. November 20, 2014.

[1] 6-METHYL-5-HEPTEN-2-ONE, International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre (CIS)

[2] "6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one". PubChem. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 2019-08-03.

[3] "6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one". InChem. Summary of Evaluations Performed by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives. Retrieved 2019-08-03.

[4] "Scientists have identified the gene that makes mosquitoes crave human blood". Center for Inquiry. November 20, 2014.

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