Pulegone
Aroma Chemical CAS 15932-80-6
A fresh minty note with a cooling character. Natural and penetrating, it adds a herbal mint lift to mint accords.
Odor profile
| Descriptor 1 | Minty |
| Descriptor 2 | Spearmint |
| Descriptor 3 | Sweet |
Identification
| CAS Number | 15932-80-6 |
| CAS 2 | 89-82-7 |
| Category | Aroma Chemical |
| Formula | C10H16O |
| Mol. Weight | 152.23 |
| IUPAC Name | 5-methyl-2-propan-2-ylidenecyclohexan-1-one |
| InChIKey | NZGWDASTMWDZIW-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Synonyms
D-Pulegone, D-p-menth-4(8)-en-3-one, dextro-para-menth-4(8)-en-3-one, p-menth-4(8)-en-3-one, para-menth-4(8)-en-3-one, 5-methyl-2-propan-2-ylidenecyclohexan-1-one, pulegone nat ex pennyroyal, pulegone natural isolate, cyclohexanone, 5-methyl-2- (1-methylethylidene)-, (R)-, cyclohexanone, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethylidene)-, (5R)-, cyclohexanone, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethylidene)-, (R)-, (1R)-(+)-p-menth-4(8)-en-3-one, (1R)-(+)-para-menth-4(8)-en-3-one, (R)-(+)-p-menth-4(8)-en-3-one, (R)-(+)-para-menth-4(8)-en-3-one, (R)-p-menth-4(8)-en-3-one, (R)-para-menth-4(8)-en-3-one, R-(+)-p-menth-4(8)-en-3-one, (1R)-(+)-p-menth-4,8-en-3-one, (1R)-(+)-para-menth-4,8-en-3-one, delta-4,8-p-menthen-3-one, delta-4,8-para-menthen-3-one, (R)-5-methyl-2-(1-methyl ethylidene) cyclohexanone, (R)-5-methyl-2-(1-methylethylidene)cyclohexanone, (5R)-5-methyl-2-(2-propanyliden)cyclohexanon, (5R)-5-methyl-2-(methylethylidene)cyclohexan-1-one, (5R)-5-methyl-2-(propan-2-ylidene)cyclohexan-1-one, (5R)-5-methyl-2-(propan-2-ylidene)cyclohexanone, (R)-5-methyl-2-(propan-2-ylidene)cyclohexanone, (5R)-5-methyl-2-propan-2-ylidenecyclohexan-1-one, (R)-1-methyl-4-isopropylidene-3-cyclohexanone, (R)-3-methyl-6-isopropylidene cyclohexanone, (R)-3-methyl-6-isopropylidenecyclohexanone, (R)-1-iso propylidene-4-methyl-2-cyclohexanone, (R)-2-iso propylidene-5-methyl-cyclohexanone, (5R)-2-iso propylidene-5-methylcyclohexanone, (R)-2-iso propylidene-5-methylcyclohexanone, (+/-)-Pulegone, (±)-pulegone, (+)-pulegone
Physical and chemical data
| Boiling Point | 221.00 °C |
| Flash Point | 92.22 °C |
| Density | 0.92700 |
| Refractive Index | 1.48300 |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.093000 mmHg @ 25.00 C. (est) |
| LogP | 1.439 |
| Solubility | alcohol; water, 173.7 mg/L @ 25 C (est) |
| Appearance | colorless clear liquid |
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