CAS number：6485-40-1
molecular formula：C10H14O
molecular weight：150.22
EINECS number：229-352-5
(L)-(-)-P-MENTHA-6,8-DIEN-2-ONE;L-P-MENTHA-6,8-DIEN-2-ONE;LAEVO-CARVEONE;L(-)-CARVONE;L-CARVONE;L-1-METHYL-4-ISOPROPENYL-6-CYCLOHEXEN-2-ONE;FEMA 2249;(-)-CARVONE
Food additives; Edible flavors (flavor enhancers); Natural equivalent flavors and artificial flavors; Plant extracts; Nutritional research; Chinese medicine reference substances; Flavor and fragrance; Chemical raw materials; ;Monocyclic Monoterpenes; Terpenes; fungicides; raw materials; pesticide intermediates; spices; plant biochemical extracts; pharmaceutical raw materials and intermediates; pharmaceuticals, pesticides and dye intermediates; agent; chemical material; monomer fragrance
| Melting point | 25°C |
| Boiling point | 227-230 °C (lit.) |
| Specific optical rotation | -57 º (neat) |
| Density | 0.959 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Vapour density | 5.2 (vs air) |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.4 mm Hg ( 20 °C) |
FEMA | 2249 | CARVONE |
Refractive index | n20/D 1.498 |
| Flash point | 192 °F |
| Storage conditions | Keep in dark place,Inert atmosphere,2-8°C |
| Solubility | Chloroform, Methanol |
| Shape | Liquid |
| Color | Clear colorless to pale yellow |
Optical activity | [α]20/D 61°, neat |
| Water solubility | PRACTICALLY INSOLUBLE |
Merck | 14,1874 |
JECFA Number | 380 |
BRN | 2206714 |
InChIKey | ULDHMXUKGWMISQ-SECBINFHSA-N |
LogP | 2.74 at 20-37℃ |
| CAS database | 6485-40-1(CAS DataBase Reference) |
Colorless to pale straw yellow oil with spearmint aroma. The boiling point of 231 ° C, the flash point of 93.5 ° C. Soluble in propylene glycol, vegetable oil and mineral oil, miscible in ethanol, insoluble in glycerol and water.
The natural product is the main ingredient of spearmint oil (up to 70%).
● spices. Mainly used for the preparation of spearmint flavor.
● L-carvone, alias L-(-)-carvone, spearmint oil, 2,3-dimethyl-5-isopropenyl-cyclohexanone-1, pale yellow clear liquid, insoluble in water. It is used as a flavor additive for foods such as chewing gum. It is the main raw material for gummies and spices. It is also used in medicines and toothpastes.
● For cooling booster, spearmint, caraway.
● It is also used in medicine, as a poultice, a cooling agent, a flavoring spice and a blending spice for toothpaste, etc. It is used as a cooling accelerator and spearmint.
● Used as chiral raw material
● It is isolated from spearmint oil by neutral sulfite method or hydrogen sulfide derivative method.
Synthesized from d-ene.
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