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D-Carvone

≥96%, FG

Synonym(s):

(S)-(+)-Carvone, (+)-Carvone, (S)-5-Isopropenyl-2-methyl-2-cyclohexenone, p-Mentha-6,8-dien-2-one

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H14O
CAS Number:
2244-16-8
Molecular Weight:
150.22
FEMA Number:
2249
Council of Europe no.:
146
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
24900949
Flavis number:
7.146
EC Number:
218-827-2
NACRES:
NA.21
MDL number:
MFCD00062997
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2042970
Organoleptic:
caraway; minty
Grade:
FG
Fragrance grade
Halal
Kosher
Biological source:
synthetic
Agency:
follows IFRA guidelines
meets purity specifications of JECFA
Food allergen:
no known allergens

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Product Name

D-Carvone, ≥96%, FG

SMILES string

CC(=C)[C@H]1CC=C(C)C(=O)C1

InChI

1S/C10H14O/c1-7(2)9-5-4-8(3)10(11)6-9/h4,9H,1,5-6H2,2-3H3/t9-/m0/s1

InChI key

ULDHMXUKGWMISQ-VIFPVBQESA-N

biological source

synthetic

grade

FG
Fragrance grade
Halal
Kosher

agency

follows IFRA guidelines
meets purity specifications of JECFA

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1223/2009
EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002
FDA 21 CFR 117

assay

≥96%

composition

contains IFRA restricted Carvone

refractive index

n20/D 1.497 (lit.)

bp

96-98 °C/10 mmHg (lit.)

density

0.96 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

fragrance allergen

carvone

organoleptic

caraway; minty

Quality Level

300
400

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General description

D-Carvone is a monoterpene ketone that can be used as a flavoring agent. It occurs naturally in essential oil of caraway seeds and citrus fruits.

pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H317

Hazard Classifications

Skin Sens. 1A

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

204.1 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

95.6 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves

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Muruganathan U & Srinivasan S.
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Cancer chemoprevention by phytochemicals in fruits and vegetables: an overview.
Huang MT, et al
ACS Symp. Ser., 546, 2?16-2?16 (1994)
Determination of enantiomer ratios of d, l-carvone in supercritical fluid extracts from caraway seeds and speamint leaves by high-performance liquid chromatography with polarimetric and ultraviolet spectrophotometric detection
Bounoshita M, et al
Analytical Sciences, 9(3), 425-428 (1993)
Burdock GA
Encyclopedia of Food and Color Additives, 1, 522-523 (1997)
Jian Chen et al.
Natural product communications, 7(5), 655-657 (2012-07-18)
GC-MS analyses of the volatile constituents obtained by solid phase microextraction (SPME) of two Gynura species, i.e., G. divaricata and G. bicolor, collected from Nanjing and Nanping areas in the east of China, enabled the identification of more than 50
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