4aα,7β,7aβ-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/t6-,8-,9+/m0/s1 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: ZDKZHVNKFOXMND-CNUIFLNQSA-N Copy
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• Stereoisomers:
  • (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
  • Nepetalactone
  • 4aα,7α,7aα-Nepetalactone
  • 4aβ,7α,7aα-Nepetalactone
  • 4aα,7α,7aβ-Nepetalactone
  • 4aβ,7α,7aβ-Nepetalactone
  • epi-Nepeta lactone
• Other names: Nepetalactone, 4aa,7b, 7ab
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References

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Gkinis, Tzakou, et al., 2003
Gkinis, G.; Tzakou, O.; Iliopoulou, D.; Roussis, V., Chemical Composition and Biological Activity of Nepeta parnassica Oils and Isolated Nepetalactones, Z. Naturforsch. C:, 2003, 58, 681-686. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tend	Final temperature
  Tstart	Initial temperature

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