Tobacco ketone is a kind of chemical raw material, the natural products exists in Burley tobacco, it has a characteristic aroma with slightly cool sweet feeling, it is the cigarette spice with excellent performance. It has heat resistance, acid resistance, mildew resistance and stable property with non-toxic. Tobacco ketone is mainly used as flavor in food and cigarette.
Physical and chemical properties
Assay:≥99%
Description: white or light yellow needle like crystals
Aroma description: It has characteristic tobacco aroma with refreshing feeling.
Refractive index:(20℃)1.536~1.556
Solubility:1gsample is soluble in 90% (v/v) ethanol above 4ml.
Flashing point: no flash point
Melting point:90~92℃
Packing:1kg/20kg
It is mainly used as high-grade cigarette flavors, with function of increasing tobacco fragrance and flavor and improvement of stuttering, it can also be used for the preparation of series of edible or drinkable fragrant essence including thiazole, orange, pineapple, etc. it is also the intermediates of organic synthesis.