Zingiberene
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| Zingiberene[1] | |
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| IUPAC name | (5R)-2-Methyl-5-[(2S)-6-methylhept-
5-en-2-yl]cyclohexa-1,3-diene |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | [495-60-3] |
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| SMILES | CC1=CC[C@@]([C@@H](C) CC/C=C(C)/C)([H])C=C1 |
| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | C15H24 |
| Molar mass | 204.35 g/mol |
| Density | 0.8713 g/cm3 at 20 °C |
| Boiling point |
134-135 °C at 15 Torr |
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Zingiberene is a monocyclic sesquiterpene which is the predominant constituent of the oil of ginger (Zingiber officinale),[1][2] from which it gets its name.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Herout, Vlastimil; Benesova, Vera; Pliva, Josef (1953). "Terpenes. XLI. Sesquiterpenes of ginger oil". Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications 18: 297–300.
- ^ Sultan, Misbah; Bhatti, Haq Nawaz; Iqbal, Zafar (2005). "Chemical analysis of essential oil of ginger (Zingiber officinale)". Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 8 (11): 1576–1578.
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