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C6H8O2
112.13 g/mol
Flavor & Fragrance

Cyclotene

CAS80-71-7EC201-303-2
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Other
Primary Use
Flavor and fragrance ingredient

Cyclotene, also known as 2-hydroxy-3-methylcyclopent-2-enone, is a flavor and fragrance compound naturally found in Capsicum annuum and Picea abies. It is also used in analytical chromatography and as a product of sugar degradation.

Flavor and fragrance ingredientComponent in insect trapsAnalytical chromatography standard

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

2-hydroxy-3-methylcyclopent-2-en-1-one

InChIKey

CFAKWWQIUFSQFU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CC1=C(C(=O)CC1)O

Synonyms (20)
  • 3-Methyl-2-cyclopentenon-2-ol
  • Corylon
  • Corylone
  • Cycloten
  • Cyclotene
  • Cyclotene (odorant)
  • Cyclotene (ordorant)
  • Maple lactone
  • Methylcyclopentenolone