β-Isophorone

β-Isophorone is an organic compound with the formula (CH3)3C6H7O.

Classified as a β,γ-unsaturated ketone, it is an isomer of and common impurity in the major industrial intermediate α-isophorone, which is produced from acetone.

Like the alpha isomer, beta-isophorone is a colorless liquid.

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