Nepetalactone

• Formula: C₁₀H₁₄O₂
• Molecular weight: 166.2170
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C10H14O2/c1-6-3-4-8-7(2)5-12-10(11)9(6)8/h5-6,8-9H,3-4H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: ZDKZHVNKFOXMND-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 490-10-8
• Chemical structure:
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• Species with the same structure:
  • (4aR,7S,7aS)-4,7-Dimethyl-5,6,7,7a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-1(4aH)-one
  • (4aS,7S,7aR)-4,7-Dimethyl-5,6,7,7a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-1(4aH)-one
  • epi-Nepeta lactone
• Stereoisomers:
  • 4aα,7α,7aα-Nepetalactone
  • 4aβ,7α,7aα-Nepetalactone
  • 4aα,7α,7aβ-Nepetalactone
  • 4aβ,7α,7aβ-Nepetalactone
  • 4aα,7β,7aβ-Nepetalactone
• Other names: Cyclopenta[c]pyran-1(4aH)-one, 5,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,7-dimethyl-; Cyclopentanecarboxylic acid, 2-(2-hydroxy-1-methylethenyl)-5-methyl-, δ-lactone; MD1 84; MD(sub 1) 84; 5,6,7,7a-Tetrahydro-4,7-dimethyl-cyclopenta(c)pyran-1(4aH)-one; Cyclopentanecarboxylic acid, 2-(2-hydroxy-1-methylvinyl)-5-methyl-, δ-lactone; Nepetalactone (Isomer 1); cis,trans-Nepetalactone; Nepetalacton (Isomer 2)
• Information on this page:
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• Other data available:
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Gas Chromatography

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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References

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Bertoli, Menichini, et al., 2004
Bertoli, A.; Menichini, F.; Noccioli, C.; Morelli, I.; Pistelli, L., Volatile constituents of different organs of Psoralea bituminosa L., Flavour Fragr. J., 2004, 19, 2, 166-171, https://doi.org/10.1002/ffj.1315 . [all data]

Vinogradov, 2004
Vinogradov, B.A., Production, composition, properties and application of essential oils, 2004, retrieved from http://viness.narod.ru. [all data]

Notes

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