| Identification | Back Directory | [Name]
α-curcumene | [CAS]
644-30-4 | [Synonyms]
α-curcumene
α-curcumene
alpha-curcumene
1,3,5,10-Bisabolatetraene
2-Methyl-6-p-tolyl-2-heptene
BENZENE,1-(1,5-DIMETHYL-4-HEX
2-(4-Methylphenyl)-6-methyl-5-heptene
1-(1,5-Dimethyl-4-hexenyl)-4-methylbenzene
1-Methyl-4-((S)-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)-benzene
Benzene, 1-(1,5-dimethyl-4-hexen-1-yl)-4-methyl- | [Molecular Formula]
C15H22 | [MDL Number]
MFCD09867488 | [MOL File]
644-30-4.mol | [Molecular Weight]
202.34 |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Uses]
α-curcumene (compound 12) is isolated from the essential oil of rhizomes of Curcuma aromatica and can be synthesized artificially[1]. | [Definition]
ChEBI: A sesquiterpene that is 2-methyl-2-heptene in which one of the hydrogens at position 6 is substituted by a p-tolyl group. | [Synthesis Reference(s)]
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 40, p. 3306, 1975 DOI: 10.1021/jo00910a041 | [References]
[1] P.P. Mahulikar, et al. Application of Meldrum’s acid in natural product synthesis. Synthesis of ar-turmerone and α-curcumene. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH. 2006. 15. |
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