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(±)-3-carene
Sign in to saveAlso known as 3-carene, 3,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[4.1.0]hept-3-ene
3-Carene is a bicyclic monoterpene consisting of fused cyclohexene and cyclopropane rings. It occurs as a constituent of turpentine, with a content as high as 42% depending on the source. Carene has a sweet and pungent odor, best described as a combination of fir needles, musky earth, and damp woodlands.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H16
- Molecular weight
- 136.23 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 3,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[4.1.0]hept-3-ene
- SMILES
- CC1=CCC2C(C1)C2(C)C
- InChIKey
- BQOFWKZOCNGFEC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.8
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 136.125200512
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- Commons category
- 3-Carene
- found in taxon
- Abies
- chemical formula
- C₁₀H₁₆
- canonical SMILES
- CC1=CCC2C(C1)C2(C)C
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3-Carene is a bicyclic monoterpene consisting of fused cyclohexene and cyclopropane rings. It occurs as a constituent of turpentine, with a content as high as 42% depending on the source. Carene has a sweet and pungent odor, best described as a combination of fir needles, musky earth, and damp woodlands.
A colorless liquid, it is not water-soluble, but miscible with fats and oils. It is chiral, occurring naturally both as the racemate and enantio-enriched forms.
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