CAS Number: 98-86-2. A clear to light yellow liquid used as a
fragrance ingredient in soaps, detergents, creams, lotions, and
perfumes. It is also used as a flavoring agent in foods and
beverages, and as a specialty solvent for plastics and resins.
Chemical formula = C8H8O. Molecular weight = 120.15 g/mol.
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Acetophenone is used for fragrance in soaps and perfumes, as a
flavoring agent in foods, and as a solvent for plastics and
resins. Acute (short-term) exposure to acetophenone vapor may
produce skin irritation and transient corneal injury in
humans. No information is available on the chronic (long-
term), reproductive, developmental, or carcinogenic effects of
acetophenone in humans. EPA has classified acetophenone as a
Group D, not classifiable as to human carcinogenicity.