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L Carvone
- CAS Number
- 6485-40-1
- HS Code
- 2914.49.90
Basic Info
- IUPAC Name
- (5R)-2-methyl-5-(propan-2-yl)cyclohex-2-en-1-one
- Molecular Formula
- C10H14O
- Molecular Weight (g/mol)
- 150.2200
- InChIKey
- ULDHMXUKGWMISQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C10H14O/c1-7(2)9-5-4-8(3)10(11)6-9/h4,9H,1,5-6H2,2-3H3
- Synonyms & Trade Names
- L-Carvone; (−)-Carvone; Spearmint carvone
Categories
L-Carvone is a compound found in several essential oils, most notably spearmint and caraway. It can be extracted from these natural sources through distillation processes.
Synthetic production of L-Carvone involves starting with compounds like limonene and undergoing processes such as oxidation and/or rearrangement to obtain L-Carvone.