alpha-Curcumene
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Synonyms: | alpha-Curcumene;Curcumene;644-30-4;1-methyl-4-(6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)benzene;2-Methyl-6-p-tolyl-2-heptene;Ar-Curcumene;1-(1,5-Dimethyl-4-hexenyl)-4-methylbenzene;aryl-curcumene;2-Heptene, 2-methyl-6-p-tolyl-;aromatic curcumene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compound ID: | NMPC-593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Molecular Formula: | C15H22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canonical SMILES: | CC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C)CCC=C(C)C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
InChIKey: | VMYXUZSZMNBRCN-UHFFFAOYSA-N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
About the compound: | Alpha-curcumene is a sesquiterpene that is 2-methyl-2-heptene in which one of the hydrogens at position 6 is substituted by a p-tolyl group. GHS Hazard Statements • H304 (100%): May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways [Danger Aspiration hazard] • H315 (100%): Causes skin irritation [Warning Skin corrosion/irritation] • H317 (100%): May cause an allergic skin reaction [Warning Sensitization, Skin] |
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Source Species: |
Vitex doniana Zingiber officinale Eucalyptus cloeziana Tagetes erecta Acalypha segetalis Murraya Koenigii Pyrenacantha staudtii |