| CAS No. | 88795-89-5 |
| Molecular Formula | C13H18O2 |
| Molecular Weight | 206.28 g/mol |
| Category | Pharmaceutical Standards / API Standards |
| Availability | In Stock |
This reference standard is suitable for quantitative analysis on major chromatographic platforms including HPLC, GC, LC-MS/MS, and GC-MS, serving as an external calibration standard or a system suitability test reference material.
CATO supplies 1-(4-Isopropoxyphenyl)butan-2-one (CAS 88795-89-5), a certified reference material (molecular formula C13H18O2, MW 206.28 g/mol) for analytical method development and quality control.
Based on its molecular formula C13H18O2, 1-(4-Isopropoxyphenyl)butan-2-one contains a carboxylic acid group, a hydroxyl group, an ether linkage, an aromatic ring system; these features give the compound characteristic absorption bands in UV spectroscopy. The molecular weight of 206.28 g/mol is directly relevant to the identification of the molecular ion in mass spectrometry. The aromatic system may exhibit native fluorescence, enabling detection with a fluorescence detector (FLD).
As a certified reference material (CRM), 1-(4-Isopropoxyphenyl)butan-2-one meets the metrological traceability requirements of ISO/IEC 17025 laboratories. Batch-to-batch consistency is monitored via control charts to guarantee comparable assigned values across lots.
| Molecular Formula | C13H18O2 |
| Molecular Weight | 206.28 g/mol |
| Appearance | Off-white to pale yellow crystalline powder |
| Purity | 97%+ |
| Storage | Store at room temperature |
| Solubility (reference) | Soluble in chloroform, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, DMSO |
| Stability | May oxidize slowly on prolonged air exposure |
| Degree of Unsaturation (DBE) | 5.0 |
| UV Absorption | UV-absorbing |
| Structural Features | Aromatic ring present |
| CAS Registry Year (est.) | 1982 |