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D-PIPERITONE

D-PIPERITONE Structural

What is D-PIPERITONE?

Chemical properties

d-Piperitone has a camphor-like odor and a sharp, minty flavor

Occurrence

The structure has been defined by the work of several authors; the d-, l- and dl-forms are known; the d-form is found in the essential oils of Mentha silvestris, Cymbopogon sennaarensis and Japanese peppermint oil; the dl-form is found in the essential oils of Andropogon iwarancusa, Mentha pulegium var. hirsuta and in mixture with the l-form, Eucalyptus dives; the l-form, the most abundant, is found in about 30 varieties of eucalyptus and in other plants. It is also reported found in lemon and lime peel oil, lime juice, other citrus peel oils, black currants, raspberry, celery seed, cinnamon bark, peppermint oil, corn mint oil, other Mentha oils, nutmeg, pepper, mace, parsley seed oil, rose apple, starfruit, tamarind, elder flower, rosemary, buchu oil, lemon balm, sweet grass oil, eucalyptus oil and mastic gum fruit and leaf oil.

Definition

ChEBI: The (6S)-enantiomer of piperitone.

Preparation

Isolated from Japanese mint oil; l-form from Eucalyptus dives oil; by hydrogenation of diosphenol; by reduction of 5-methyl-2-isopropylanisole with sodium in liquid NH4.

Aroma threshold values

Detection: 680 ppb

Properties of D-PIPERITONE

Boiling point: 234.73°C (rough estimate)
Density  0.8899 (rough estimate)
refractive index  1.4884 (estimate)
FEMA  2910 | D-PIPERITONE
color  Clear, Pale Yellow
Odor at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. herbal minty mentholic peppermint
JECFA Number 435

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