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ionone

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In citral
Ionone and methylionone, made from citral, are used in perfumery; ionone is also converted into synthetic vitamin A.
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isoprenoids

In isoprenoid: Monoterpenes
…intermediate pseudoionone, from which β-ionone is produced by treatment with acid. Although β-ionone cannot be regarded as a terpene, it is of great importance as a starting material for the synthesis of vitamin A and as a component of violet-scented perfumes.
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