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C10H16
136.23 g/mol
Flavor & FragranceWarning

1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohexene

CAS138-86-3EC205-341-0
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
flavor and fragrance ingredient

Dipentene is a colorless liquid with a lemon-like odor, commonly used as a flavor and fragrance ingredient. It is insoluble in water and has a flash point of 113 °F, making it also useful as a solvent for resins, waxes, and rubber, as well as a dispersing agent in paints, lacquers, and polishes.

Solvent for rosin, waxes, and rubberDispersing agent for oils, resins, paints, and varnishesFlavor ingredient (orange-like)

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Referencestereoisomer of

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Referencestereoisomer of

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Referencestereoisomer of

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Fragrance and essential oil component

Safety Reference

Flammable
Flammable
Harmful
Harmful
Health Hazard
Health Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Warning
H226Flammable liquid and vapour
H315Causes skin irritation
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H400Very toxic to aquatic life
H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H304May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways
H319Causes serious eye irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohexene

InChIKey

XMGQYMWWDOXHJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CC1=CCC(CC1)C(=C)C

Synonyms (72)
  • (+-)-(RS)-limonene
  • (+-)-Linonene
  • (+/-)-Limonene
  • (S)-(-)-p-mentha-1,8-diene
  • .delta.-1,8-Terpodiene
  • 1,8(9)-p-Menthadiene
  • 1,8-p-Menthadiene
  • Achilles dipentene
  • Acintene DP
  • Acintene DP dipentene
  • Cajeputen
  • Cajeputene
  • Ciene
  • Cinen
  • Cinene
  • Cyclil decene
  • Cyclohexene, (.+-.)-
  • DL-Limonene
  • DL-p-mentha-1,8-diene
  • Di-p-mentha-1,8-diene
  • Dipanol
  • Dipenten
  • Dipentene
  • Dipentene 200
  • Dipentene, crude
  • Dipentene, p.a.
  • Dipentene, tech.
  • Eulimen
  • Flavor orange
  • Goldflush II
  • Inactive limonene
  • Kautschin
  • Limonen
  • Limonene, dl-
  • MENTHA-1,8-DIENE (DL)
  • Mentha-1,8-diene
  • Nesol
  • Orange flavor
  • TERPIN MONOHYDRATE IMPURITY C
  • Terpodiene
  • Unitene
  • alpha-Limonene
  • p-Mentha-1, (.+-.)-
  • p-Mentha-1, dl-
  • p-Mentha-1,8(9)-diene
  • p-Mentha-1,8-diene
  • p-Mentha-1,8-diene, dl-