Zingiberene
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| Zingiberene[1] | |
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2-Methyl-5-(6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)cyclohexa-1,3-diene[citation needed] |
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| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 495-60-3 |
| PubChem | 92776 |
| ChemSpider | 83751 |
| EC number | 207-804-2 |
| MeSH | zingiberene |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:10115 |
| ChEMBL | CHEMBL479020 |
| Beilstein Reference | 2554989 |
| 3DMet | B03248 |
| Jmol-3D images | Image 1 |
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| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | C15H24 |
| Molar mass | 204.35 g mol−1 |
| Exact mass | 204.187800768 g mol-1 |
| Density | 871.3 mg cm-3 (at 20 °C) |
| Boiling point |
134-135 °C, 407-408 K, 273-275 °F (at 2.0 kPa) |
| log P | 6.375 |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) |
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| Infobox references | |
Zingiberene is a monocyclic sesquiterpene that is the predominant constituent of the oil of ginger (Zingiber officinale),[1][2] from which it gets its name.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Herout, Vlastimil; Benesova, Vera; Pliva, Josef (1953). "Terpenes. XLI. Sesquiterpenes of ginger oil". Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications 18: 297–300.
- ^ Sultan, Misbah; Bhatti, Haq Nawaz; Iqbal, Zafar (2005). "Chemical analysis of essential oil of ginger (Zingiber officinale)". Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 8 (11): 1576–1578. doi:10.3923/pjbs.2005.1576.1578.
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