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carveol
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Carveol is a natural unsaturated, monocyclic monoterpenoid alcohol that is a constituent of spearmint essential oil in the form of cis-(−)-carveol. It is a colorless fluid soluble in oils, but insoluble in water and has an odor and flavor that resemble those of spearmint and caraway. Consequently, it is used as a fragrance in cosmetics and as a flavor additive in the food industry.
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It sits within the topics Chembox having GHS data, Chemical articles with multiple ChEBIs and Chemical articles with multiple compound IDs.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H16O
- Molecular weight
- 152.23 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-methyl-5-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohex-2-en-1-ol
- SMILES
- CC1=CCC(CC1O)C(=C)C
- InChIKey
- BAVONGHXFVOKBV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.1
- Polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 152.120115
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- found in taxon
- Eucalyptus polybractea
- chemical formula
- C₁₀H₁₆O
- canonical SMILES
- CC1=CCC(CC1O)C(=C)C
- Commons category
- Carveol
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Biosynthesis
- References
Carveol is a natural unsaturated, monocyclic monoterpenoid alcohol that is a constituent of spearmint essential oil in the form of cis-(−)-carveol. It is a colorless fluid soluble in oils, but insoluble in water and has an odor and flavor that resemble those of spearmint and caraway. Consequently, it is used as a fragrance in cosmetics and as a flavor additive in the food industry.
It has been found to exhibit chemoprevention of mammary carcinogenesis (prevents breast cancer).
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