Basic Description

Synonyms	3,5,5-Trimethyl-2-cyclohexenone \| .alpha.-Isophorone \| 3,3,5-trimethyl-cyclohex-5-en-1-one \| 1,3,3-TRIMETHYLCYLOHEXEN-5-ONE \| AKOS025243269 \| I0151 \| InChI=1/C9H14O/c1-7-4-8(10)6-9(2,3)5-7/h4H,5-6H2,1-3H \| Isophoron \| NCGC00164006-01 \| SCHEMBL22522 \| 3,5,
Specifications & Purity	10mM in DMSO
Storage Temp	Protected from light,Store at -80°C
Shipped In	Ice chest + Ice pads This product requires cold chain shipping. Ground and other economy services are not available.
Product Description	Isophorone is used as a solvent and as an intermediate in organic synthesis. Isophorone also occurs naturally in cranberries. Isophorone is used as a solvent in some printing inks, paints, lacquers, adhesives, copolymers, coatings, finishings

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

Kingdom Organic compounds
- Superclass Organic oxygen compounds
  - Class Organooxygen compounds
    - Subclass Carbonyl compounds
      - Level5 Ketones
        Level6 Cyclic ketones
        Level7 Cyclohexenones

Kingdom	Organic compounds
Superclass	Organic oxygen compounds
Class	Organooxygen compounds
Subclass	Carbonyl compounds
Intermediate Tree Nodes	Ketones - Cyclic ketones
Direct Parent	Cyclohexenones
Alternative Parents	Organic oxides Hydrocarbon derivatives
Molecular Framework	Aliphatic homomonocyclic compounds
Substituents	Cyclohexenone - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Aliphatic homomonocyclic compound
Description	This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as cyclohexenones. These are compounds containing a cylohexenone moiety, which is a six-membered aliphatic ring that carries a ketone and has one endocyclic double bond.
External Descriptors	cyclic ketone - enone
1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61. DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Mechanisms of Action

Mechanism of Action	Action Type	target ID	Target Name	Target Type	Target Organism	Binding Site Name	References

Names and Identifiers

IUPAC Name	3,5,5-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one
INCHI	InChI=1S/C9H14O/c1-7-4-8(10)6-9(2,3)5-7/h4H,5-6H2,1-3H3
InChIKey	HJOVHMDZYOCNQW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Smiles	CC1=CC(=O)CC(C1)(C)C
Isomeric SMILES	CC1=CC(=O)CC(C1)(C)C
WGK Germany	1
RTECS	GW7700000
UN Number	1993
Packing Group	I
Molecular Weight	138.21
Beilstein	1280721
Reaxy-Rn	1280721
Reaxys-RN_link_address	https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=1280721&ln=

Certificates（CoA,COO,BSE/TSE and Analysis Chart)

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Chemical and Physical Properties

Sensitivity	Light sensitive.
Refractive Index	1.476
Flash Point(°F)	204.8 °F
Flash Point(°C)	96 °C
Boil Point(°C)	213-214°C
Melt Point(°C)	-8°C
Molecular Weight	138.210 g/mol
XLogP3	1.600
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count	0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count	1
Rotatable Bond Count	0
Exact Mass	138.104 Da
Monoisotopic Mass	138.104 Da
Topological Polar Surface Area	17.100 Å²
Heavy Atom Count	10
Formal Charge	0
Complexity	187.000
Isotope Atom Count	0
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count	0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count	0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count	0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count	0
The total count of all stereochemical bonds	0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count	1

Citations of This Product

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Isophorone - 10mM in DMSO, high purity , CAS No.78-59-1