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376388

(R)-(+)-Pulegone

≥90%

Synonym(s):

(+)-Pulegone, (R)-2-Isopropylidene-5-methylcyclohexanone, (R)-p-Menth-4(8)-en-3-one, p-Menth-4(8)-en-3-one

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H16O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
152.23
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
201-943-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2040703
MDL number:
Assay:
≥90%
Form:
liquid
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vapor pressure

138 mmHg ( 25 °C)

assay

≥90%

form

liquid

optical activity

[α]20/D +23.5°, neat

refractive index

n20/D 1.486 (lit.)

bp

224 °C (lit.)

density

0.937 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

ketone

SMILES string

C[C@@H]1CC\C(=C(\C)C)C(=O)C1

InChI

1S/C10H16O/c1-7(2)9-5-4-8(3)6-10(9)11/h8H,4-6H2,1-3H3/t8-/m1/s1

InChI key

NZGWDASTMWDZIW-MRVPVSSYSA-N

General description

(R)-(+)-Pulegone, a monoterpene ketone found in the essential oil of pennyroyal, can induce abortion.

Application

(R)-(+)-Pulegone may be used as a starting material to synthesize:
  • (2S,4R,6R,8S)-2,4,8-trimethyl-1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane, a spiroketal
  • (R)-(+)-citronellic acid, an intermediate to prepare leucine-d3
  • (+)-fawcettidine, a lycopodium alkaloid


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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 2

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

179.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

82 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter



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Total Synthesis of (+)-Fawcettidine.
Kozak JA and Dake GR.
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English), 47(22), 4221-4223 (2008)
Metabolism of (R)-(+)-pulegone in F344 rats.
Chen LJ, et al.
Drug Metabolism and Disposition, 29(12), 1567-1577 (2001)
From (R)-(+)-pulegone to (2S,4R,6R,8S)-2,4,8-trimethyl-1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane-A unique spiroacetal from the insect Kingdom.
Tu YQ, et al.
Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 6(2), 397-400 (1995)



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SKUGTIN
376388-5G04061831835175
376388-100G04061837385001