PRODUCT Properties
| Boiling point: | 173 °C |
| Density | 0.9311 g/cm3 |
| FEMA | 4060 | 2,3-OCTANEDIONE |
| solubility | Slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils, in propylene glycol and Glycerin. |
| Odor | Powerful and sweet, oily-buttery odor with herbaceous-cheesy undenone, yet not rancid or unpleasant in dilution. Creamy-cheesy, mildly buttery taste in dilutions near 10 ppm. |
| Odor Type | dill |
| JECFA Number | 2036 |
| LogP | 0.79 |
Description and Uses
The title Octane-2,3-dione is used on a very limited scale in perfume compositions, mainly as a trace component in topnote compositions, }vhere it gives interesting effects in the presence of Civet and Phenylacetic acid, or certain Labdanum products, etc. It is also of good use in Ylang Ylang compositions and in many other flower bases.
