2-Undecanone

• CAT Number: R042772
• CAS Number: 112-12-9
• Molecular Formula: C11H22O
• Molecular Weight: 170.296
• Purity: ≥95%
• Storage: -20°C
• IUPAC Name: undecan-2-one
• InChI: InChI=1S/C11H22O/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11(2)12/h3-10H2,1-2H3
• InChIKey: KYWIYKKSMDLRDC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CCCCCCCCCC(=O)C

2-Undecanone (CAS 112-12-9) occurs naturally in wild tomato. It is also found in Ruta chalepensis essential oil and hop oil. 2-Undecanone is an insect and tick repellant.

Reference

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2.Baser, K. H. C., Temel Özek, and S. H. Beis. "Constituents of the essential oil of Ruta chalepensis L. from Turkey." Journal of Essential Oil Research 8.4 (1996): 413-414.
3.Witting-Bissinger, B. E., et al. "Novel arthropod repellent, BioUD, is an efficacious alternative to deet." Journal of medical entomology 45.5 (2008): 891-898.
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5.Whang, Hyun Suk, and Alan Tonelli. "Release characteristics of the non-toxic insect repellant 2-undecanone from its crystalline inclusion compound with α-cyclodextrin." Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry 62.1-2 (2008): 127-134.