- Valencene
Chembox new
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IUPACName=("1R,7R,8aS")-1,2,3,5,6,7,8,8a- Octahydro-1,8a-dimethyl-7- (1-methylethenyl)naphthalene
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Section1= Chembox Identifiers
CASNo=4630-07-3
PubChem=5315156
SMILES=C [C@H] 1 [C@@] 2(C)C(CC [C@@H] ( [C@@] (C)=C)C2)=CCC1
Section2= Chembox Properties
Formula=C15H24
MolarMass=204.351
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BoilingPt=123 °C at 11 mmHg
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Section3= Chembox Hazards
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Autoignition=Valencene is a
sesquiterpene that is an aroma component ofcitrus fruit and citrus-derived odorants. It is cheaply obtained from Valencia oranges. [cite journal
last =Furusawa
first =Mai
authorlink =
coauthors =Toshihiro Hashimoto, Yoshiaki Noma, and Yoshinori Asakawa
title =Highly Efficient Production of Nootkatone, the Grapefruit Aroma from Valencene, by Biotransformation
journal =Chem. Pharm. Bull.
volume =53
issue =11
pages =1513–1514
publisher =
location =
date =November 2005
url =
doi =
id =
accessdate = ] Valencene is biosynthesized from FPP by the CVS enzyme.ee also
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Nootkatone References
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