an organic compound used as an ingredient in perfumes and as a chemical intermediate in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, resins, flavouring agents, and a form of tear gas
a colourless, crystalline ketone with an odour of bitter almonds, C6H5COCH3, m.p. 20°C
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It is made by treating benzene with ethanoyl chloride in the presence of aluminium chloride. It is used as a solvent and in making perfumes.
Pure acetophenone is a colourless liquid, with a melting point of 20.2 °C (68.4 °F) and a boiling point of 202.4 °C (396.3 °F). It is only slightly soluble in water but is freely soluble in ethanol (ethyl alcohol), diethyl ether, and chloroform.
