Limonene

• Formula: C₁₀H₁₆
• Molecular weight: 136.2340
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C10H16/c1-8(2)10-6-4-9(3)5-7-10/h4,10H,1,5-7H2,2-3H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: XMGQYMWWDOXHJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 138-86-3
• Chemical structure:
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• Species with the same structure:
  • Limonene
• Stereoisomers:
  • D-Limonene
  • Cyclohexene, 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethenyl)-, (S)-
• Other names: Cyclohexene, 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethenyl)-; p-Mentha-1,8-diene; α-Limonene; Cajeputen; Cajeputene; Cinen; Cinene; Dipenten; Dipentene; Eulimen; Kautschin; Limonen; Nesol; p-Mentha-1,8(9)-diene; δ-1,8-Terpodiene; p-Mentha-1,8-diene, dl-; Acintene DP dipentene; Di-p-mentha-1,8-diene; DL-Limonene; Inactive limonene; 1-Methyl-4-isopropenyl-1-cyclohexene; 1,8(9)-p-Menthadiene; 4-Isopropenyl-1-methyl-1-cyclohexene; Acintene DP; Dipanol; UN 2052; Unitene; 4-Isopropenyl-1-methylcyclohexene; 1,8-p-Menthadiene; 1-Methyl-4-(1-methylethenyl)cyclohexene; 1-Methyl-4-isopropenylcyclohexene; (.+/-.)-Limonene; Achilles dipentene; 1-methyl-4-isopropenylcyclohex-1-ene; 1-methyl-4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohex-1-ene; Cyclohexene, 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethynyl); Cyclohexene, 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethenyl)-, (.+/-.)-; (.+/-.)-Dipentene; (.+/-.)-α-Limonene; Flavor orange; Goldflush II; NSC 21446; Orange flavor; PC 560; D-Limonene; (+)-limonene; (+)-(4R)-limonene; ( R/ S)-limonene; (R)-(+)-Limonene; (R)-Limonene; (±)-limonene; Limonene [4R-(+), 4S-(-)]; δ-Limonene; 1-Limonene; 1-methyl-4-isopropenylcyclohex-1-ene (limonene); (S)-(-)-Limonene; Limonene+; Dipentene limonene
• Information on this page:
  • Phase change data
  • Gas phase ion energetics data
  • Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
  • References
  • Notes
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Phase change data

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Enthalpy of vaporization

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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References

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Hawkins and Eriksen. W.T., 1954
Hawkins, J.E.; Eriksen. W.T., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1954, 76, 2669. [all data]

Anonymous, 1942
Anonymous, R., , Am. Pet. Inst. Res. Proj. 6, Natl. Bur. Stand., 1942. [all data]

Hazra, Dollimore, et al., 2002
Hazra, Anasuya; Dollimore, David; Alexander, Kenneth, Thermal analysis of the evaporation of compounds used in aromatherapy using thermogravimetry, Thermochimica Acta, 2002, 392-393, 221-229, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-6031(02)00104-1 . [all data]

Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw, Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2 . [all data]

Harris, McKinnon, et al., 1979
Harris, D.; McKinnon, S.; Boyd, R.K., The origins of the base peak in the electron impact spectrum of limonene, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1979, 14, 265. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization

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