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Uses When being used as a solvent, it is characterized with high boiling point, high stability and pleasant odor. It has a similar solubility as cyclohexanone and can dissolved nitrocellulose; cellulose acetate; vinyl resin; coumarone resins; alkyd resins; glycerol alkyd resins. It is often used in mixture with ethanol; ketones; esters and other solvents. When being used as a spice, it is the blending raw material of spices of hawthorn; Mimosa and lilac and is widely applied to soap flavor and tobacco flavor. It is used for the synthesis of mandelic acid; α-phenyl indole and ibuprofen as well as being used as the plastic plasticizer.

Naturally-existing: it is presented in milk, cheese, cocoa, raspberries, peas and Sri Lanka cinnamon oil.

Odor: it has almond flavor similar as benzaldehyde with dilution generating a sweet nut and fruit-like flavor.

Application suggestions: it can be applied to the formulation of editable spices of cherries, nuts, tomatoes, strawberries, apricots and s on. It can also be used in tobacco spice.

Recommendation: the final concentration in the flavoring foods should be about 0.6~20mg/kg.

Regulatory information: The FEMA number of acetophenone is 2009, FDA number is 172.515, CoE number is 138. China GB 2760-1996 has approved it for being applied to food spices.

GB 2760--1996 provides it for the use of food flavors. It is mainly used for preparation of the spices of grapes, cherries and other fruits and tobacco.

It can be used as solvent, extraction agent as well as being applied to pharmaceutical industry.

It can be used as a solvent, olefin polymerization catalyst as well as being used for the manufacture of spices.

It can be used in combination with anise aldehyde and coumarin to spices of hawthorn flowers, sunflower, new mow, lavender, fern, lilac, shy flowers and acacia. Because of its cheap price, it is often applied to the perfuming of soap, detergents, and industrial product in a small amount (<1%). It can also be applied to food flavor such as almond, cherry, walnut, vanilla and tonka bean in trace amount. It can also be applied to the perfuming of tobacco.