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α-Humulene

≥96.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

alpha-Humulene, α-Caryophyllene, trans,trans,trans-2,6,6,9-Tetramethyl-1,4,8-cycloundecatriene

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H24
CAS Number:
6753-98-6
Molecular Weight:
204.35
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
57651429
EC Number:
229-816-7
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3240075
MDL number:
MFCD00042689
Assay:
≥96.0% (GC)
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assay

≥96.0% (GC)

refractive index

n20/D 1.503 (lit.)

bp

166-168 °C (lit.)

density

0.889 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

C\C1=C/CC(C)(C)\C=C\C\C(C)=C\CC1

InChI

1S/C15H24/c1-13-7-5-8-14(2)10-12-15(3,4)11-6-9-13/h6-7,10-11H,5,8-9,12H2,1-4H3/b11-6+,13-7+,14-10+

InChI key

FAMPSKZZVDUYOS-HRGUGZIWSA-N

General description

α-Humulene is a class of sesquiterpenes found in Cordia verbenacea essential oil.

Application

α-Humulene can be used in the formation of secondary organic aerosol by oxidation.

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pictograms

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GHS07

signalword

Warning

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

194.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

90 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Lot/Batch Number
BCBV7891
BCBP7751V
BCBN2536V
BCBF5297V
BCBC2770V

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Protocols

GC Analysis of Sweet Orange Essential Oil on SLB®-5ms (10 m x 0.10 mm I.D., 0.10 µm), Fast GC Analysis

-β-Farnesene; α-Huµlene; Germacrene D; (+)-Valencene; Bicyclogermacrene; (+)-δ-Cadinene

Ulrich Neuenschwander et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 77(6), 2865-2869 (2012-02-16)
Humulene is a sesquiterpene with an important biochemical lead structure, consisting of an 11-membered ring, containing three nonconjugated C═C double bonds, two of them being triply substituted and one being doubly substituted. As observed by many groups, one of the
João Paulo B Sousa et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 54(4), 653-659 (2010-11-26)
Copaifera species (Leguminoseae) are popularly known as "copaiba" or "copaíva". The oleoresins obtained from the trunk of these species have been extensively used in folk medicine and are commercialized in Brazil as crude oil and in several pharmaceutical and cosmetic
Alexandre P Rogerio et al.
British journal of pharmacology, 158(4), 1074-1087 (2009-05-15)
alpha-Humulene and trans-caryophyllene are plant sesquiterpenes with pronounced anti-inflammatory properties. Here, we evaluated the effects of these compounds in an experimental model of airways allergic inflammation. Female BALB/c mice, sensitized to and challenged with ovalbumin received daily alpha-humulene or trans-caryophyllene
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SKUGTIN
53675-5ML04061832565460
53675-1ML04061832565453