(+)-alpha-Curcumene
[CAS# 4176-06-1]

Identification

• Name: (+)-alpha-Curcumene
• Synonyms: 1-[(1S)-1,5-Dimethylhex-4-Enyl]-4-Methyl-Benzene; 1-[(1S)-1,5-Dimethylhex-4-Enyl]-4-Methylbenzene; Benzene, 1-[(1S)-1,5-Dimethyl-4-Hexenyl]-4-Methyl-
• Molecular Formula: C₁₅H₂₂
• Molecular Weight: 202.34
• CAS Registry Number: 4176-06-1
• SMILES: [C@@H](C1=CC=C(C=C1)C)(CCC=C(C)C)C
• InChI: 1S/C15H22/c1-12(2)6-5-7-14(4)15-10-8-13(3)9-11-15/h6,8-11,14H,5,7H2,1-4H3/t14-/m0/s1
• InChIKey: VMYXUZSZMNBRCN-AWEZNQCLSA-N

Properties

• Density: 0.873g/cm³ (Cal.)
• Boiling point: 276.32°C at 760 mmHg (Cal.)
• Flash point: 117.206°C (Cal.)

References

• (1): Hisahiro Hagiwara, Tomoyuki Okabe, Hiroki Ono, Vijayendra P. KamatOn leave from Goa University, India., Takashi Hoshi, Toshio Suzuki and Masayoshi Ando. Total synthesis of bisabolane sesquiterpenoids, a-bisabol-1-one, curcumene, curcuphenol and elvirol: utility of catalytic enamine reaction in cyclohexenone synthesis, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 2002, 0, 895.