Phorone
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Phorone, or diisopropylidene acetone, is a yellow crystalline substance with a geranium
odor. It is a self-condensation
product of acetone
. It can also be obtained from certain camphor
compounds.
combustible when exposed to heat or flame
Can be purified by repeated recrystallization from ethanol.
Pelargonium
Pelargonium is a genus of flowering plants which includes about 200 species of perennials, succulents, and shrubs, commonly known as scented geraniums or storksbills. Confusingly, Geranium is the correct botanical name of a separate genus of related plants often called Cranesbills. Both Geranium...
odor. It is a self-condensation
Self-condensation
Self-condensation is an organic reaction in which a chemical compound containing a carbonyl group acts both as the electrophile and the nucleophile in an aldol condensation...
product of acetone
Acetone
Acetone is the organic compound with the formula 2CO, a colorless, mobile, flammable liquid, the simplest example of the ketones.Acetone is miscible with water and serves as an important solvent in its own right, typically as the solvent of choice for cleaning purposes in the laboratory...
. It can also be obtained from certain camphor
Camphor
Camphor is a waxy, white or transparent solid with a strong, aromatic odor. It is a terpenoid with the chemical formula C10H16O. It is found in wood of the camphor laurel , a large evergreen tree found in Asia and also of Dryobalanops aromatica, a giant of the Bornean forests...
compounds.
combustible when exposed to heat or flame
Can be purified by repeated recrystallization from ethanol.