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phorone
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Also known as sym-Diisopropylidene acetone, s-Diisopropylidene acetone, 2,5-Heptadien-4-one, 2,6-dimethyl-, Diisopropylidene acetone, Diisobutenyl ketone

Phorone, or diisopropylidene acetone, is a yellow crystalline substance with a geranium odor, with formula or .

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Phorone, or diisopropylidene acetone, is a yellow crystalline substance with a geranium odor, with formula or .

thumb|Phorone from aldol condensation of acetone. Some crystals are at the bottom, some C9H14O is in its oily liquid.

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