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53675

α-Humulene

≥96.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

alpha-Humulene, α-Caryophyllene, trans,trans,trans-2,6,6,9-Tetramethyl-1,4,8-cycloundecatriene

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H24
CAS Number:
6753-98-6
Molecular Weight:
204.35
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
57651429
EC Number:
229-816-7
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3240075
MDL number:
MFCD00042689

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Product Name

α-Humulene, ≥96.0% (GC)

InChI key

FAMPSKZZVDUYOS-HRGUGZIWSA-N

InChI

1S/C15H24/c1-13-7-5-8-14(2)10-12-15(3,4)11-6-9-13/h6-7,10-11H,5,8-9,12H2,1-4H3/b11-6+,13-7+,14-10+

SMILES string

C\C1=C/CC(C)(C)\C=C\C\C(C)=C\CC1

assay

≥96.0% (GC)

refractive index

n20/D 1.503 (lit.)

bp

166-168 °C (lit.)

density

0.889 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

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Application

α-Humulene can be used in the formation of secondary organic aerosol by oxidation.

General description

α-Humulene is a class of sesquiterpenes found in Cordia verbenacea essential oil.

pictograms

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GHS07

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

194.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

90 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Akinola O Ogunbinu et al.
Natural product communications, 4(3), 421-424 (2009-05-06)
The chemical composition of the essential oils from the leaves and stem bark of Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. and the aerial parts of Vernonia amygdalina Delile (Asteraceae) have been analyzed by capillary gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS).
Alexandre P Rogerio et al.
British journal of pharmacology, 158(4), 1074-1087 (2009-05-15)
alpha-Humulene and trans-caryophyllene are plant sesquiterpenes with pronounced anti-inflammatory properties. Here, we evaluated the effects of these compounds in an experimental model of airways allergic inflammation. Female BALB/c mice, sensitized to and challenged with ovalbumin received daily alpha-humulene or trans-caryophyllene
M Beck et al.
Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 13(23), 10970-11001 (2011-04-05)
α-Humulene contains three double bonds (DB), and after ozonolysis of the first DB the first-generation products are still reactive towards O(3) and produce second- and third-generation products. The primary aim of this study consisted of identifying the products of the
João Paulo B Sousa et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 54(4), 653-659 (2010-11-26)
Copaifera species (Leguminoseae) are popularly known as "copaiba" or "copaíva". The oleoresins obtained from the trunk of these species have been extensively used in folk medicine and are commercialized in Brazil as crude oil and in several pharmaceutical and cosmetic
Ulrich Neuenschwander et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 77(6), 2865-2869 (2012-02-16)
Humulene is a sesquiterpene with an important biochemical lead structure, consisting of an 11-membered ring, containing three nonconjugated C═C double bonds, two of them being triply substituted and one being doubly substituted. As observed by many groups, one of the
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