title: Beta-Isophorone
text: # Beta-Isophorone
  
  β-Isophorone is an organic compound with the formula $(CH_3)_3C_6H_7O.$ 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.
  
  