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(±)-carvone
Sign in to saveAlso known as carvone, Karvon, p-mentha-6,8-dien-2-one, 2-methyl-5-isopropenyl-2-cyclohexenone, 5-isopropenyl-2-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-one, Carvon, 2-methyl-5-(1-methylethenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-one, 2-methyl-5-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohex-2-enone
Carvone is a member of a family of chemicals called terpenoids. Carvone is found naturally in many essential oils, but is most abundant in the oils from seeds of caraway (Carum carvi), spearmint (Mentha spicata), and dill.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H14O
- Molecular weight
- 150.22 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-methyl-5-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohex-2-en-1-one
- SMILES
- CC1=CCC(CC1=O)C(=C)C
- InChIKey
- ULDHMXUKGWMISQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.4
- Polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 150.104465068
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- MCN code
- 2914.29.10
- chemical formula
- C₁₀H₁₄O
- canonical SMILES
- CC1=CCC(CC1=O)C(=C)C
- melting point
- 25.2
- boiling point
- 230
- density
- 0.965
- refractive index
- 1.5003
- vapor pressure
- 0.115
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- Carvone
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- Uses
- Food applications
- Agriculture
- Insect control
- Stereoisomerism and odor
- Occurrence
- History
- Preparation
- Chemical properties
- Reduction
- Oxidation
- Conjugate additions
- Other
- Metabolism
- References
- External links
Carvone is a member of a family of chemicals called terpenoids. Carvone is found naturally in many essential oils, but is most abundant in the oils from seeds of caraway (Carum carvi), spearmint (Mentha spicata), and dill.
==Uses== ===Food applications=== Both carvones are used in the food and flavor industry. As the compound most responsible for the flavor of caraway, dill, and spearmint, carvone has been used for millennia in food. Food applications are mainly met by carvone made from limonene. R-(−)-Carvone is also used for air freshening products and, like many essential oils, oils containing carvones are used in aromatherapy and alternative medicine.