Calone

Calone or methylbenzodioxepinone, trade-named Calone 1951, is an organic compound with the formula CH

3(OCH

2CO. A white solid, it is a derivative of 4-methylcatechol. In the fragrance industry it is known as "watermelon ketone" or simply "calone".[1]

It was discovered by Pfizer in 1966. It is used to give the olfactory impression of a fresh seashore through the marine and ozone nuances (specifically, as fresh, watery, clean, melon, green, marine, and ozone).[2] Calone is similar in structure to brown algae pheromones like ectocarpene and is also distantly related in structure to the benzodiazepine class of sedatives.[3]

Calone is an unusual chemical compound which has an intense "sea-breeze" note with slight floral and fruit overtones. It has been used as a scent component since the 1980s for its watery, fresh, ozone accords, and as a more dominant note in several perfumes of the marine trend, beginning in the 1990s. In 2014, Plummer et al. reported the synthesis and fragrance properties of several related aliphatic analogues.[4] Swiss company Firmenich later released Cascalone, a sweet, watery version of calone with a transparent floral signature.[5]

## References

1. ↑ Panten, Johannes; Surburg, Horst (2016). "Flavors and Fragrances, 3. Aromatic and Heterocyclic Compounds". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. pp. 1–45. doi:10.1002/14356007.t11_t02. ISBN 978-3-527-30673-2.
2. ↑ "watermelon ketone". Scents and Flavors. https://scentsandflavors.com/database/9dbb4f3d-ddc9-451f-82a7-4121d6393462.
3. ↑ Yudov, Matvey. "Calone: The Air of the 1990s ~ Raw Materials ~ Fragrantica". https://www.fragrantica.com/news/Calone-The-Air-of-the-1990s-8150.html.
4. ↑ C. M. Plummer, R. Gericke, P. Kraft, A. Raynor, J. Froese, T. Hudlicky, T. J. Rook, O. A. H. Jones and H. M. Hϋgel (4 Dec 2014). "Synthesis of Saturated Benzodioxepinone Analogues: Insight into the Importance of the Aromatic Ring Binding Motif for Marine Odorants". Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2015 (3): 486–495. doi:10.1002/ejoc.201403142.
5. ↑ "CASCALONE®" (in en). https://www.firmenich.com/product/cascaloner-pe-920000-0.

## External links

* Constituents of fragrances
* Watermelon ketone

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