acetophenone Chem.
(ˌæsɪtəʊfɪˈnəʊn)
[f. aceto- + phenyl + -one.]
Methyl phenyl ketone; hypnone; used esp. as a constituent of certain synthetic perfumes.
| 1871 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. XXIV. 258 Ethylbenzene alcohol..is obtained..by hydrogenising acetophenone in alcoholic solution. 1886 [see hypnone]. 1924 Times Trade & Engin. Suppl. 29 Nov. 243/2 Quite a number of changes have taken place among perfumery chemicals..acetophenone..and nerolin..are all cheaper. 1944 J. Grant Hackh's Chem. Dict. (ed. 3) 8/2 Acetophenone,..used medicinally as a hypnotic, and also in perfumes (orange blossoms). |