PIPERITONE

Synonyms. Piperitone; 6-Isopropyl-3-methylcyclohex-2-enone; p-Menth-1-en-3-one; 1-Methyl-4-isopropyl-1-cyclohexen-3-one; 3-Methyl-6-(1-methylethyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-one; 3-Carvomenthenone;

PIPERITONE

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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS RN

89-81-6

EINECS RN

201-942-7

FORMULA

C10H16O

MOLE WEIGHT

152.23

H.S CODE

 

SMILES

C1([C@@H](CCC(=C1)C)C(C)C)=O

CLASSIFICATION

Ketone, Monoterpene

EXTRA NOTES

Piperitone is a natural monoterpene ketone which is a component of some essential oils. Both stereoisomers, the D-form and the L-form, are known. The D-form has a peppermint-like aroma and has been isolated from the oils of plants from the genera Cymbopogon, Andropogon, and Mentha.[1] The L-form has been isolated from Sitka spruce. wikipedia
Other RN: 6091-52-7, 1082702-70-2

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE.

yellow liquid

MELTING POINT

<25 C

BOILING POINT

233 C

DENSITY

0.933

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

 

SOLVENT SOLUBILITY

 

VAPOR DENSITY

 

log P(octanol-water)

2.85

VAPOR PRESSURE

 

AUTOIGNITION TEMP

 
pK

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

FLASH POINT

 

 

STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
STABILITY Stable under normal conditions.

INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS

Strong oxidizing agents

POLYMERIZATION

Has not been reported

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 1, Flammability: 0, Reactivity: 0

 

EXTERNAL LINKS & GENERAL DESCRIPTION

USA.gov - Piperitone

Wikipedia Linking - Piperitone

Google Scholar Search - Piperitone

U.S. National Library of Medicine - Piperitone

PubChem Compound Summary - Piperitone

KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) -  Piperitone

ChEBI (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/) -  Piperitone

NCBI (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) -  Piperitone

EPA - Substance Registry Services - Piperitone

 

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

yellow liquid

ASSAY

98% min

BOILING POINT

232 ~ 233 C

LOSS ON DRYING

1% max

 

TRANSPORT & REGULATORY INFORMATION

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HAZARD CLASS

 

PACKING GROUP  

 

PACKING

Preserve in light-resistant and well-closed containers