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fenchone
Sign in to saveFenchone is an organic compound classified as a monoterpenoid and a ketone. It is a colorless oily liquid. It has a structure and an odor similar to those of camphor. Fenchone is a constituent of absinthe and the essential oil of fennel. Fenchone is used as a flavor in foods and in perfumery.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H16O
- Molecular weight
- 152.23 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1,3,3-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one
- SMILES
- CC1(C2CCC(C2)(C1=O)C)C
- InChIKey
- LHXDLQBQYFFVNW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.3
- Polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 152.120115
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- found in taxon
- Myrtaceae
- chemical formula
- C₁₀H₁₆O
- Commons category
- Fenchone
- canonical SMILES
- CC1(C2CCC(C2)(C1=O)C)C
- has characteristic
- bitterness
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Fenchone is an organic compound classified as a monoterpenoid and a ketone. It is a colorless oily liquid. It has a structure and an odor similar to those of camphor. Fenchone is a constituent of absinthe and the essential oil of fennel. Fenchone is used as a flavor in foods and in perfumery.
Other names for fenchone include dl-fenchone and (±)-fenchone. It is a mixture of the enantiomers d-fenchone and l-fenchone. Other names for d-fenchone include (+)-fenchone and (1S,4R)-fenchone. Other names for l-fenchone include (−)-fenchone and (1R,4S)-fenchone. The d-fenchone enantiomer occurs in pure form in wild, bitter and sweet fennel plants and seeds, whereas the l-fenchone enantiomer occurs in pure form in wormwood, tansy, and cedarleaf.
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