dihydrocapsaicin
Sign in to saveAlso known as 6,7-Dihydrocapsaicin, 8-methyl-N-vanillylnonanamide
thumbnail|left|MS/MS spectra of standard dihydrocapsaicin (A) and from sample extract (B). Sample B confirms the compound was found in prehispanic pottery from Mexico. See here for details doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0079013.g005 Dihydrocapsaicin is a capsaicinoid and analog and congener of capsaicin in chili peppers (Capsicum). Like capsaicin, it is an irritant. It accounts for about 22% of the total capsaicinoid mixture and has the same pungency as capsaicin. Pure dihydrocapsaicin is a lipophilic colorless odorless crystalline to waxy compound. It is soluble in dimethyl sulfoxide and 100% ethan
Key facts
- Pepper.heat
- Above peak (pure Dihydrocapsaicin is toxic)
- Pepper.scoville
- 16,000,000
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- oxygen
- Mass
- 307.215
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- canonical SMILES
- CC(C)CCCCCCC(=O)NCC1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)OC
- chemical formula
- C₁₈H₂₉NO₃
- isomeric SMILES
- CC(C)CCCCCC/C(=N/CC1=CC=C(C(=C1)OC)O)/O
- Scoville grade
- 16000000
- density
- 1.026
- flash point
- 254.6
- refractive index
- 1.51
- found in taxon
- Ganoderma lucidum
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thumbnail|left|MS/MS spectra of standard dihydrocapsaicin (A) and from sample extract (B). Sample B confirms the compound was found in prehispanic pottery from Mexico. See here for details doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0079013.g005 Dihydrocapsaicin is a capsaicinoid and analog and congener of capsaicin in chili peppers (Capsicum). Like capsaicin, it is an irritant. It accounts for about 22% of the total capsaicinoid mixture and has the same pungency as capsaicin. Pure dihydrocapsaicin is a lipophilic colorless odorless crystalline to waxy compound. It is soluble in dimethyl sulfoxide and 100% ethanol.
== See also == Capsaicin Nordihydrocapsaicin Homocapsaicin Homodihydrocapsaicin Nonivamide Scoville scale Pepper spray Hot sauce
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