2-Decanone is a

ketone In organic chemistry, a ketone is an organic compound with the structure , where R and R' can be a variety of carbon-containing substituents. Ketones contain a carbonyl group (a carbon-oxygen double bond C=O). The simplest ketone is acetone ( ...

with the chemical formula C₁₀ H₂₀ O.

Occurrence

2-Decanone can be found in meats, dairy products and eggs, fruits (banana,

mountain papaya The mountain papaya (''Vasconcellea pubescens'') also known as mountain pawpaw, papayuelo, chamburo, or simply "papaya" is a species of the genus ''Vasconcellea'', native to the Andes of northwestern South America from Colombia south to central ...

, berries), vegetables (potato, mushroom,

endive Endive () is a leaf vegetable belonging to the genus ''Cichorium'', which includes several similar bitter-leafed vegetables. Species include ''Cichorium endivia'' (also called endive), ''Cichorium pumilum'' (also called wild endive), and ''Cicho ...

soya bean The soybean, soy bean, or soya bean (''Glycine max'') is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean. Soy is a staple crop, the world's most grown legume, and an important animal feed. Soy is a key source of f ...

chayote Chayote (; previously placed in the obsolete genus ''Sechium''), also known as christophine, mirliton, güisquil, and choko, is an edible plant belonging to the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. This fruit was first cultivated in Mesoamerica between ...

, kumazase), and grains such as

maize Maize (; ''Zea mays''), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago from wild teosinte. Native American ...

, rice, and oats. It also is present in fish, some nuts, honey, ginger, garlic, vanilla, hop oil,

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, brandy, tea, and coffee. It is found in the highest concentrations in milk and hop oil. 2-Decanone was also found at varying percentages in the essential oils of plants within the ''

Ruta ''Ruta'' (commonly known as rue) is a genus of strongly scented evergreen subshrubs, 20–60 cm tall, in the family Rutaceae, native to the Mediterranean region, Macaronesia and southwest Asia. About ten species are accepted in the genus. ...

'' genus, including '' R. montana'' and '' R. chalepensis''. Within the stem bark of ''

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'', 2-decanone was found at 69%.

Applications

2-Decanone has been found to possess strong

fumigant Fumigation is a method of pest control or the removal of harmful microorganisms by completely filling an area with gaseous pesticides, or fumigants, to suffocate or poison the pests within. It is used to control pests in buildings (structural ...

activity against the

maize weevil The maize weevil (''Sitophilus zeamais''), known in the United States as the greater rice weevil, is a species of beetle in the family Curculionidae. It can be found in numerous tropical areas around the world, and in the United States, and is a m ...

. However, it is less repellent towards the maize weevil than other alkanones.

Synthesis

2-Decanone can be synthesized by reacting 2-decanol with

permanganic acid Permanganic acid (or manganic(VII) acid) is the inorganic compound with the formula H MnO4 and various hydrates. This strong oxoacid has been isolated as its dihydrate. It is the conjugate acid of permanganate salts. It is the subject of few p ...

and

copper sulfate Copper sulfate may refer to: * Copper(II) sulfate, CuSO4, a common, greenish blue compound used as a fungicide and herbicide * Copper(I) sulfate, Cu2SO4, an unstable white solid which is uncommonly used {{chemistry index Copper compounds ...

in DCM.

References

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