Civetone

Civetone is a macrocyclic ketone and the main odorous constituent of civet oil. It is a pheromone sourced from the African civet. It has a strong musky odor that becomes pleasant at extreme dilutions. Civetone is closely related to muscone, the principal odoriferous compound found in musk; the structure of both compounds was elucidated by Leopold Ružička. Today, civetone can be synthesized from precursor chemicals found in palm oil.

Civetone
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(9Z)-Cycloheptadec-9-en-1-one
Other names
cis-Civetone; 9-Cycloheptadecen-1-one; Cycloheptadeca-9-en-1-one; (Z)-9-Cyclohepta-decen-1-one
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.008.013
EC Number
  • 208‐813‐4
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C17H30O/c18-17-15-13-11-9-7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8-10-12-14-16-17/h1-2H,3-16H2/b2-1- Y
    Key: ZKVZSBSZTMPBQR-UPHRSURJSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C17H30O/c18-17-15-13-11-9-7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8-10-12-14-16-17/h1-2H,3-16H2/b2-1-
    Key: ZKVZSBSZTMPBQR-UPHRSURJBS
  • O=C1CCCCCCC/C=C\CCCCCCC1
Properties
C17H30O
Molar mass 250.426 g·mol−1
Appearance Crystalline solid
Density 0.917 at 33 °C
Melting point 31 to 32 °C (88 to 90 °F; 304 to 305 K)
Boiling point 342 °C (648 °F; 615 K)
Solubility in oils soluble
Solubility in ethanol soluble
Solubility in water slightly soluble
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references
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