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C15H24
204.35 g/mol
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BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE

CAS87-44-5EC201-746-1
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
Fragrance and flavoring agent

Beta-caryophyllene is a pale yellow oily liquid with an odor between that of cloves and turpentine. It is a naturally occurring bicyclic sesquiterpene found in many essential oils, especially clove oil, and is used as a fragrance and flavoring agent.

Fragrance ingredient in perfumes and cosmeticsFlavoring agent or adjuvant in foodsSuppresses intestinal bacteria

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Health Hazard
Health Hazard
Danger
H304May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(1R,4E,9S)-4,11,11-trimethyl-8-methylidenebicyclo[7.2.0]undec-4-ene

InChIKey

NPNUFJAVOOONJE-GFUGXAQUSA-N

SMILES

C/C/1=C\CCC(=C)[C@H]2CC([C@@H]2CC1)(C)C

Synonyms (58)
  • Eugenol EP Impurity A (Free Base)
  • Eugenol EP Impurity A; (-)-Caryophyllene
  • (-)-E-Caryophyllene
  • (-)-I(2)-caryophyllene
  • (-)-trans-Caryophyllene
  • (E)-beta-caryophylene
  • (E)-beta-caryophyllene
  • (E)-beta-caryophyllene (BCP)
  • (E)-caryophylene
  • .beta.-(E)-Caryophyllene
  • 02 - Terpenes
  • 1-CARYOPHYLLENE
  • 12 - Analysis of terpenes
  • BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
  • Beta-Caryophylene
  • Cannabinoid
  • Caryophyllene
  • Caryophyllene B
  • Caryophyllene hg
  • Caryophyllene, (E)
  • L-Caryophyllene
  • Tincturoid
  • b-caryophyllene
  • beta-Caryophyllen
  • beta-Caryophyllene - min
  • beta-cariofillene
  • beta-caryophillene
  • beta-trans-caryophyllene
  • cariofileno
  • caryophilene
  • caryophyllene 917
  • caryophyllene beta natural
  • cb2 receptor
  • clove terpene derivative
  • clove terpenes
  • g-Caryophyllene
  • ss-Caryophyllene
  • trans-beta-caryophyllene
  • trans-caryphynene
  • |A-Caryophyllene (Standard)