Megastigma-4,6(E),8(E)-triene

• Formula: C₁₃H₂₀
• Molecular weight: 176.2979
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C13H20/c1-5-6-9-12-11(2)8-7-10-13(12,3)4/h5-6,8-9H,7,10H2,1-4H3/b6-5+,12-9+ Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: BYDQKMZEOZVIJM-HFACTSAFSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 51468-86-1
• Chemical structure:
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• Species with the same structure:
  • Megastigma-4,6(Z),8(E)-triene
  • Megastigma-4,6(E),8(Z)-triene
  • megastigma-4,6,8-triene
• Stereoisomers:
  • Megastigma-4,6(Z),8(Z)-triene
  • 6-But-2-enylidene-1,5,5-trimethylcyclohexene (isomer I)
  • 6-But-2-enylidene-1,5,5-trimethylcyclohexene (isomer II)
  • (E,Z)-4,6,8-Megastigmatriene
• Other names: Cyclohexene, 6-(2-butenylidene)-1,5,5-trimethyl-, (E,E)-; 1-(But-2-enylidene)-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-ene, (E,E)-; Megastigme-4,6(E),8(E)-triene; 6-[2-Butenylidene]-1,5,5-trimethyl-1-cyclohexene, (E,E)-; Cyclohexene, 6-(2E)-2-buten-1-ylidene-1,5,5-trimethyl-, (6E)-; 1-(but-2-enylidene)-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-ene[megastigma-4,6(E),8(E)-triene]
• Information on this page:
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  • References
  • Notes
• Other data available:
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References

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Riu-Aumatell, Lopez-Tamames, et al., 2005
Riu-Aumatell, M.; Lopez-Tamames, E.; Buxaderas, S., Assessment of the Volatile Composition of Juices of Apricot, Peach, and Pear According to Two Pectolytic Treatments, J. Agric. Food Chem., 2005, 53, 20, 7837-7843, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf051397z . [all data]

Kanakis, Daferera, et al., 2004
Kanakis, C.D.; Daferera, D.J.; Tarantilis, P.A.; Polissiou, M.G., Qualitative determination of volatile compounds and quantitative evaluation of safranal and 4-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexene-1-carboxaldehyde (HTCC) in Greek saffron, J. Agric. Food Chem., 2004, 52, 14, 4515-4521, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf049808j . [all data]

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