1.0 2010-04-08 22:06:27 UTC 2025-11-18 22:57:51 UTC FDB004925 6-Methyl-hept-5-en-2-one 6-Methyl-5-hetpen-2-one or sulcatone, also known as methylheptenone, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as ketones. These are organic compounds in which a carbonyl group is bonded to two carbon atoms R2C=O (neither R may be a hydrogen atom). Ketones that have one or more alpha-hydrogen atoms undergo keto-enol tautomerization, the tautomer being an enol. Sulcatone is a very hydrophobic methylketone, practically insoluble in water, and relatively neutral. It exists as a clear, colorless liquid. Sulcatone can be found in all eukaryotes, ranging from yeast to plants to humans. Sulcatone has a musty, apple green-bean, and pear-like taste. and a citrus-like lemongrass odor. It is a volatile oil component of citronella oil, lemon-grass oil and palmarosa oil. Sulcatone is naturally found in bay leaf, blackberry fruit, sour cherries, cloves, ginger and lavender. In insects and animals, it has a role as an alarm or attractant pheromone. In fact, sulcatone is one of a number of mosquito attractants, especially for those species such as Aedes aegypti with the odor receptor gene Or4 (PMID: 25391959). Sulcatone is secreted by humans in their sweat and is a compound frequently found in human body odors (but in few other mammals). Sulcoatone is used as a pheromone by ferrets, european badgers, red foxes, treefrogs, bedbugs, wasps and butterflies. C8H14O 126.1962 126.10446507 6-methylhept-5-en-2-one 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one 110-93-0 CC(C)=CCCC(C)=O InChI=1S/C8H14O/c1-7(2)5-4-6-8(3)9/h5H,4,6H2,1-3H3 UHEPJGULSIKKTP-UHFFFAOYSA-N belongs to the class of organic compounds known as ketones. These are organic compounds in which a carbonyl group is bonded to two carbon atoms R2C=O (neither R may be a hydrogen atom). Ketones that have one or more alpha-hydrogen atoms undergo keto-enol tautomerization, the tautomer being an enol. Ketones Organic compounds Organic oxygen compounds Organooxygen compounds Carbonyl compounds Aliphatic acyclic compounds Hydrocarbon derivatives Organic oxides Aliphatic acyclic compound Hydrocarbon derivative Ketone Organic oxide Oxygenated hydrocarbons a ketone an apocarotenoid heptenone methyl ketone logp 2.01 ALOGPS logs -1.55 ALOGPS solubility 3.54e+00 g/l ALOGPS logp 2.02 ChemAxon pka_strongest_acidic 19.6 ChemAxon pka_strongest_basic -7.3 ChemAxon iupac 6-methylhept-5-en-2-one ChemAxon average_mass 126.1962 ChemAxon mono_mass 126.10446507 ChemAxon smiles CC(C)=CCCC(C)=O ChemAxon formula C8H14O ChemAxon inchi InChI=1S/C8H14O/c1-7(2)5-4-6-8(3)9/h5H,4,6H2,1-3H3 ChemAxon inchikey UHEPJGULSIKKTP-UHFFFAOYSA-N ChemAxon polar_surface_area 17.07 ChemAxon refractivity 40.02 ChemAxon polarizability 15.53 ChemAxon rotatable_bond_count 3 ChemAxon acceptor_count 1 ChemAxon donor_count 0 ChemAxon physiological_charge 0 ChemAxon formal_charge 0 ChemAxon Specdb::EiMs 1714 Specdb::MsIr 7034 Specdb::MsIr 7035 Specdb::CMs 2650 Specdb::CMs 28593 Specdb::CMs 101774 Specdb::CMs 166580 Specdb::MsMs 21059 Specdb::MsMs 21060 Specdb::MsMs 21061 Specdb::MsMs 22610 Specdb::MsMs 22611 Specdb::MsMs 22612 Specdb::MsMs 2414323 Specdb::MsMs 2414324 Specdb::MsMs 2414325 Specdb::MsMs 2551259 Specdb::MsMs 2551260 Specdb::MsMs 2551261 Specdb::NmrOneD 3796 Specdb::NmrOneD 4058 Specdb::NmrOneD 133018 Specdb::NmrOneD 133019 Specdb::NmrOneD 133020 Specdb::NmrOneD 133021 Specdb::NmrOneD 133022 Specdb::NmrOneD 133023 Specdb::NmrOneD 133024 Specdb::NmrOneD 133025 Specdb::NmrOneD 133026 Specdb::NmrOneD 133027 Specdb::NmrOneD 133028 Specdb::NmrOneD 133029 Specdb::NmrOneD 133030 Specdb::NmrOneD 133031 Specdb::NmrOneD 133032 Specdb::NmrOneD 133033 Specdb::NmrOneD 133034 Specdb::NmrOneD 133035 Specdb::NmrOneD 133036 Specdb::NmrOneD 133037 HMDB0035915 Anatidae Type 1 specific Anatidae 8830 Beefalo Type 1 specific Bos taurus X Bison bison 297284 Bison Type 1 specific Bison bison 9901 Buffalo Type 1 specific Bubalus bubalis 89462 Cattle (Beef, Veal) Type 1 specific Bos taurus 9913 Chicken Type 1 specific Gallus gallus 9031 Cloves Type 1 specific Syzygium aromaticum 219868 Columbidae (Dove, Pigeon) Type 1 specific Columbidae 8930 Deer Type 1 specific Cervidae 9850 Domestic goat Type 1 specific Capra aegagrus hircus 9925 Domestic pig Type 1 specific Sus scrofa domestica 9825 Elk Type 1 specific Cervus canadensis 1574408 Emu Type 1 specific Dromaius novaehollandiae 8790 European rabbit Type 1 specific Oryctolagus 9984 Ginger Type 1 specific Zingiber officinale 94328 2.6 2.6 2.6 mg/100 g Greylag goose Type 1 specific Anser anser 8843 Guinea hen Type 1 specific Numida meleagris 8996 Horse Type 1 specific Equus caballus 9796 Mallard duck Type 1 specific Anas platyrhynchos 8839 Mountain hare Type 1 specific Lepus timidus 62621 Mule deer Type 1 specific Odocoileus 9871 Ostrich Type 1 specific Struthio camelus 8801 Peppermint Type 1 specific Mentha X piperita 34256 0.0055 0.0055 0.0055 mg/100 g Pheasant Type 1 specific Phasianus colchicus 9054 Quail Type 1 specific Phasianidae 9005 Rabbit Type 1 specific Leporidae 9979 Rock ptarmigan Type 1 specific Lagopus muta 64668 Sheep (Mutton, Lamb) Type 1 specific Ovis aries 9940 Squab Type 1 specific Columba 8931 Turkey Type 1 specific Meleagris gallopavo 9103 Velvet duck Type 1 specific Melanitta fusca 371864 Watermelon Type 1 specific Citrullus lanatus 3654 Wild boar Type 1 specific Sus scrofa 9823 mushroom pepper rubber