CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Colorless or pale yellowish liquid; [Hawley] White powder; |
|---|---|
| Color/Form | Pale-yellowish or colorless liquid |
| Boiling Point | 230-231 °C |
| Melting Point | MP: 25.2 °C. Very soluble in ethanol; soluble in ether, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform /L-Carvone/ |
| Solubility | Colorless to pale straw colored liquid; spearmint odor; solubility in 70% alcohol: 1:2 /L-Carvone/ |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.16 [mmHg] |
| Refractive Index | Index of refraction = 1.5003 at 20 °C |
| Kovats Retention Index | 1229 1213 1215 1207 1213 1221 1255 1199 1211 1214 1218 1210 1212 1211 1217 1218 1211 1205.7 1211 1207 1207 1226 1211 1223 1211 1222 1204 1213 1227 1220 1220 1224 1187 1213 1211 1218 1215 1220 1217 1218 1210 1220 1225.8 1230 1223 1210 1214 1214 1215 1215 1242 1218 1220 1228 1224 1206 1214 1240 1243 1228 1218 1230 1206 1242 1243 1213 1212 1220 1223 1222 1243 1223 1206 1246 1219 1227 1231 1215 1210 1239 1212 1218 1208 1209 1209 1213 1220 1222 1222 1220 1189 1220 1218 1215 1220 1236 1217.3 1225.7 1220 1224 1218 1229 1212 1219 1215 1215 1187 1220 1224 1220 1233 1188.8 1195 1206 1227.8 1202.5 1222 1206 1224 1208 1215 1228 1206 1206 1217 1218 1229 1224 1228 1220 1224 1220 1216 1220 1224 1220 1218 1224 1228 1215 1228 1223 |
| Other Experimental Properties | Taste: minty /L-Carvone/ |
| Chemical Classes | Biological Agents -> Plant Oils and Extracts |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 150.22 g/mol |
|---|---|
| XLogP3 | 2.4 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 1 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 1 |
| Exact Mass | 150.104465066 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 150.104465066 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 17.1 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 11 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 223 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 1 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Carvone is a p-menthane monoterpenoid that consists of cyclohex-2-enone having methyl and isopropenyl substituents at positions 2 and 5, respectively. It has a role as an allergen. It is a member of carvones and a botanical anti-fungal agent.