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1-Octene-3-one (CH₂=CHC(=O)(CH₂)₄CH₃ or C₈H₁₄O), (CAS # 4312-99-6) is a chemical formed when skin contacts iron. It may in part responsible for the scent of hands after handling steel.

[edit] See also

• Odor

[edit] External links

• Science Daily: The Smell of Money
• DOI:10.1002/anie.200602100
• The Two Smells of Touched or Pickled Iron by Dietmar Glindemann, et al (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)