ionone

chemistry

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applications

  • lemon verbena
    In citral

    Ionone and methylionone, made from citral, are used in perfumery; ionone is also converted into synthetic vitamin A.

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isoprenoids

  • camphor laurel
    In isoprenoid: Monoterpenes

    …intermediate pseudoionone, from which β-ionone is produced by treatment with acid. Although β-ionone cannot be regarded as a terpene, it is of great importance as a starting material for the synthesis of vitamin A and as a component of violet-scented perfumes.

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