Zingiberene

Zingiberene

Chembox new
Reference=cite journal|title=Terpenes. XLI. Sesquiterpenes of ginger oil|author=Herout, Vlastimil; Benesova, Vera; Pliva, Josef|journal=Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications|year=1953|volume=18|pages=297–300]
Name = Zingiberene
ImageFile = Zingiberene.png ImageSize = 200px
ImageName = Zingiberene
IUPACName = (5"R")-2-Methyl-5- [(2"S")-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl] cyclohexa-1,3-diene
Section1 = Chembox Identifiers
CASNo = 495-60-3
PubChem = 92776
SMILES = CC1=CC [C@@] ( [C@@H] (C)
CC/C=C(C)/C)( [H] )C=C1
Section2 = Chembox Properties
Formula = C15H24
MolarMass = 204.35 g/mol
Density = 0.8713 g/cm3 at 20 °C
MeltingPt =
BoilingPt = 134-135 °C at 15 Torr

Zingiberene is a monocyclic sesquiterpene which is the predominant constituent of the oil of ginger ("Zingiber officinale"), [cite journal|title=Chemical analysis of essential oil of ginger (Zingiber officinale)|author=Sultan, Misbah; Bhatti, Haq Nawaz; Iqbal, Zafar|journal=Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences|year=2005|volume=8|issue=11|pages=1576–1578] from which it gets its name.

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