Calone
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| IUPAC name
7-Methylbenzo[b][1,4]dioxepin-3-one
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| Other names
Calone 1951; Watermelon ketone; Methylbenzodioxepinone
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| 28940-11-6 | |
| ChemSpider | 107218 |
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| PubChem | 120101 |
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| C10H10O3 | |
| Molar mass | 178.19 g·mol−1 |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Calone or methylbenzodioxepinone, trade-named Calone 1951, was discovered by Pfizer in 1966. It is used to give the olfactory impression of a fresh seashore through the marine and ozone nuances. Calone is similar in structure of certain alicyclic C11-hydrocarbons like ectocarpene, excreted by some species of brown algae as pheromones.
Calone is an unusual odorant which has an intense "sea-breeze" note with slight floral overtones. It has been used as a scent component since the 1980s for its watery, fresh, ozone accords, and as more dominant note in several perfumes of the marine trend, beginning in the 1990s.
