
Civetone
Civetone is a macrocycle that is cycloheptadecanone with an unsaturation at position 9 (the 9Z-stereoisomer). It has been found in African Civets. It has a role as a pheromone, a fragrance and an animal metabolite. It is a cyclic ketone and a macrocycle. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (9Z)-cycloheptadec-9-en-1-one
- Molecular formula
- C17H30O
- Molecular weight
- 250.4 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 250.229665576 Da
- XLogP3
- 6.1
- Topological polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 1
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:78317
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID80883434
- PubMed:18918792
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.