Skip to Content
Merck

232386

(+)-2-Carene

97%

Synonym(s):

(1S)-3,7,7-Trimethylbicyclo[4.1.0]hept-2-ene

Sign In to View Organizational & Contract Pricing.

Select a Size



About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H16
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
136.23
UNSPSC Code:
12352002
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
224-792-4
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2038651
MDL number:

Product Name

(+)-2-Carene, 97%

InChI key

IBVJWOMJGCHRRW-BDAKNGLRSA-N

InChI

1S/C10H16/c1-7-4-5-8-9(6-7)10(8,2)3/h6,8-9H,4-5H2,1-3H3/t8-,9+/m1/s1

SMILES string

CC1=C[C@H]2[C@@H](CC1)C2(C)C

assay

97%

optical activity

[α]20/D +90.0°, c = 6 in ethanol

refractive index

n20/D 1.476 (lit.)

bp

167-168 °C (lit.)

density

0.862 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

Application

(+)-2-Carene can be used as a chiral building block in the synthesis of chiral non-racemic 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-disubstituted cyclopropane derivatives. It is also used as a reactant in the enantio-selective synthesis of (+)-α-elemene.

General description

(+)-2-Carene is a natural bicyclic monoterpene that is commonly found in the essential oils of various plants, such as rosemary, cedarwood, and pine. In organic synthesis, it is used as a chiral building block for the synthesis of a variety of chiral compounds.

pictograms

Flame

signalword

Warning

hcodes

pcodes

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 3

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

100.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

38 °C - closed cup

ppe

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


Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number

Don't see the Right Version?

If you require a particular version, you can look up a specific certificate by the Lot or Batch number.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Codruta Ignea et al.
Nature communications, 10(1), 3799-3799 (2019-08-25)
Synthetic biology efforts for the production of valuable chemicals are frequently hindered by the structure and regulation of the native metabolic pathways of the chassis. This is particularly evident in the case of monoterpenoid production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, where the
Haocheng Liu et al.
Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 9(1) (2020-01-16)
Mangoes (Mangifera indica L.) are wildly cultivated in China with different commercial varieties; however, characterization of their aromatic profiles is limited. To better understand the aromatic compounds in different mango fruits, the characteristic aromatic components of five Chinese mango varieties

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service