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L-Carveol, mixture of cis and trans

≥95%, FG

Synonym(s):

(−)-Carveol, mixture of isomers, p-Mentha-6,8-dien-2-ol

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H16O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
152.23
FEMA Number:
2247
EC Number:
Council of Europe no.:
2027
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
Flavis number:
2.062
NACRES:
NA.21

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

grade

FG
Fragrance grade
Halal
Kosher

Agency

follows IFRA guidelines

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1223/2009
EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002
FDA 21 CFR 117
FDA 21 CFR 172.515

Assay

≥95%

optical activity

[α]22/D −115°, c = 1 in chloroform

composition

contains IFRA restricted Carvone

refractive index

n20/D 1.496 (lit.)

bp

226-227 °C/751 mmHg (lit.)

density

0.958 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

Documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

fragrance allergen

carvone

Organoleptic

minty; herbaceous

SMILES string

CC(=C)[C@@H]1CC=C(C)C(O)C1

InChI

1S/C10H16O/c1-7(2)9-5-4-8(3)10(11)6-9/h4,9-11H,1,5-6H2,2-3H3/t9-,10?/m1/s1

InChI key

BAVONGHXFVOKBV-YHMJZVADSA-N

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General description

L-Carveol, mixture of cis and trans is a cyclic terpene alcohol that can be used as a flavoring agent and fragrance ingredient.{80

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

208.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

98 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Burdock GA
Encyclopedia of Food and Color Additives, 1, 520-521 (1997)
Juan Carlos R Gonçalves et al.
European journal of pharmacology, 645(1-3), 108-112 (2010-07-31)
Carvone (p-mentha-6,8-dien-2-one) is a monoterpene ketone found as the main active component of various essential oils. It is obtained by distillation and occurs naturally as the enantiomers (+)- and (-)-carvone. Our group have shown that the in vivo antinociceptive activity
M J van der Werf et al.
Microbiology (Reading, England), 146 ( Pt 5), 1129-1141 (2000-06-01)
Rhodococcus erythropolis DCL14 assimilates all stereoisomers of carveol and dihydrocarveol as sole source of carbon and energy. Induction experiments with carveol- or dihydrocarveol-grown cells showed high oxygen consumption rates with these two compounds and with carvone and dihydrocarvone. (Dihydro)carveol-grown cells
S P Bhatia et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 46 Suppl 11, S88-S90 (2008-07-22)
A toxicologic and dermatologic review of laevo-carveol when used as a fragrance ingredient is presented.
Staffan Johansson et al.
Chemical research in toxicology, 22(11), 1774-1781 (2009-09-04)
The widespread use of scented products causes an increase of allergic contact dermatitis to fragrance compounds in Western countries today. Many fragrance compounds are prone to autoxidation, forming hydroperoxides as their primary oxidation products. Hydroperoxides are known to be strong

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