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Sigma-Aldrich

(S)-(+)-Carvone

96%

Synonym(s):

(+)-Carvone, (S)-5-Isopropenyl-2-methyl-2-cyclohexenone, p-Mentha-6,8-dien-2-one

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H14O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
150.22
Beilstein:
2042970
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352115
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

96%

form

liquid

optical activity

[α]23/D +55.0±7°, neat

refractive index

n20/D 1.497 (lit.)

bp

96-98 °C/10 mmHg (lit.)

density

0.96 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/C10H14O/c1-7(2)9-5-4-8(3)10(11)6-9/h4,9H,1,5-6H2,2-3H3/t9-/m0/s1

InChI key

ULDHMXUKGWMISQ-VIFPVBQESA-N

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General description

(S)-(+)-Carvone, a monoterpene found mainly in caraway and dill seed oils, is used in cosmetic, food and pharmaceutical preparations.

Application

(S)-(+)-Carvone can be used as a starting material to synthesize:
  • (-)-Samaderine Y, a pentacyclic quassinoid.
  • (-)-Ambrox, a terpenoid responsible for the odor of ambergris.
  • 3β-Acetoxydrimenin (a sesquiterpene) via conjugated addition of potassium cyanide followed by base catalyzed Robinson annulation reaction.
  • Thapsigargin family members such as trilobolide, nortrilobolide, and thapsivillosin F.

Packaging

(S)-(+)-Carvone, a monoterpene found mainly in caraway and dill seed oils, is used in cosmetic, food and pharmaceutical preparations.

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Skin Sens. 1A

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

204.1 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

95.6 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Total synthesis of (-)-Ambrox from S-(+)-carvone (part 6)
Verstegen-Haaksma AA, et al.
Tetrahedron, 50(33), 10095-10106 (1994)
Are vectors able to learn about their hosts? A case study with Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.
Alonso WJ, et al.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 98(5), 665-672 (2003)
Total Synthesis of (-)-Samaderine Y from (S)-(+)-Carvone
Shing TKM and Yeung YY
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English), 117(48), 8195-8198 (2005)
Influence of the chirality of (R)-(-)-and (S)-(+)-carvone in the central nervous system: A comparative study.
Chirality, 19(4), 264-268 (2007)
Wladimir J Alonso et al.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 98(5), 665-672 (2003-09-16)
The way in which vectors distribute themselves amongst their hosts has important epidemiological consequences. While the role played by active host choice is largely unquestioned, current knowledge relates mostly to the innate response of vectors towards stimuli signalling the presence

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