Carvomenthone

Molecular & Flavor Profile
Common name: Carvomenthone
IUPAC name: 2-methyl-5-propan-2-ylcyclohexan-1-one
SMILES: CC1CCC(CC1=O)C(C)C
CAS: 499-70-7, 59471-80-6
Flavor Profile: minty, spearmint, herbal
FEMA Flavor Profile: Floral
FEMA Number: 3176
Taste: Not Available
Odor: Not Available
Functional Groups: carbonyl compound, ketone
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External IDs  

PubChem ID: 10362
FooDB ID: FDB013934
SuperSweet ID: NA
BitterDB ID: NA

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Entities that contain Carvomenthone

  • Cognac Brandy
  • Grapefruit Peel Oil
  • Starfruit
  • Cornmint
  • Spearmint

Physicochemical Properties

  • Molecular weight: 154.253 g/mol
  • HBD count: 0
  • HBA count: 1
  • Number of rotatable bonds: 1
  • Complexity: 149.0
  • Topological Polor Surface Area: 17.1 A^2
  • Monoisotopic Mass: 154.136 g/mol
  • Exact Mass: 154.136 g/mol
  • XlogP: 2.7
  • Charge: 0 C(coulomb)
  • Heavy Atom Count: 11
  • Atom Stereocenter Count: 2
  • Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
  • Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 2
  • Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
  • Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
  • Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
  • Isotope Atom Count: 0
  • Covalently Bonded Unit Count: 1
  • InChI: InChI=1S/C10H18O/c1-7(2)9-5-4-8(3)10(11)6-9/h7-9H,4-6H2,1-3H3
  • Volume 3D: 133.1

Nomenclature

  • Common name: Carvomenthone
  • IUPAC name: 2-methyl-5-propan-2-ylcyclohexan-1-one
  • CAS numbers: 499-70-7, 59471-80-6
  • SMILES: CC1CCC(CC1=O)C(C)C
  • InChI: InChI=1S/C10H18O/c1-7(2)9-5-4-8(3)10(11)6-9/h7-9H,4-6H2,1-3H3
  • FlavorDB/FEMA name: p-MENTHAN-2-ONE
  • Synonyms: Carvomenthone; 5-Isopropyl-2-methylcyclohexanone; trans-5-Isopropyl-2-methylcyclohexan-1-one; p-Menthan-2-one; 1-Methyl-4-isopropylcyclohexan-2-one; Tetrahydrocarvone
  • FL number: 7.092
  • NAS number: 3176
  • CoE number: 11128
  • EINECS number: 207-887-5
  • JECFA number: 375

Description

  • Flavor profile: minty, spearmint, herbal
  • FooDB flavor profile: minty, spearmint, herbal
  • FEMA flavor profile: Floral
  • Functional groups: carbonyl compound, ketone
  • Bitter compound: No
  • Source description: p-Menthan-2-one has a spearmint odor and pungent taste

Regulatory Status

  • JECFA status: Acceptable. No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavoring agent (1998)

Aroma/Taste Threshold Values

  • Aroma threshold values: 800 ppb to 1.12 ppm

Natural Occurence

  • Occurrence summary: Naturally occurring; Reported in 5 FlavorDB source entities
  • Source entity count: 5
  • Representative sources: Cognac Brandy, Grapefruit Peel Oil, Starfruit, Cornmint, Spearmint
  • Documented natural occurrence: Reported found in the oil of Blumea malcomii and Blumea eriantha; as a flavor component of cognac and in grapefruit peel oil, starfruit, corn mint oil and spearmint oil

Composition

  • Molecular formula: C10H18O
  • Molecular composition: C: 0.779, H: 0.118, O: 0.104
  • Number of atoms: 11

ADMET Properties

  • ADMET Solubility: -3.295
  • ADMET Solubility Level: 3.0
  • ADMET BBB: 0.418
  • ADMET BBB Level: 1.0
  • ADMET EXT Hepatotoxic: -6.23875
  • ADMET EXT Hepatotoxic prediction md: False
  • ADMET EXT Hepatotoxic applicability: All properties and OPS components are within expected ranges.
  • ADMET EXT Hepatotoxic applicability md: 7.1447899999999995
  • ADMET EXT Hepatotoxic applicability mdpvalue: 0.991934
  • ADMET Absorption Level: 0.0
  • ADMET EXT PPB: -1.4408299999999998
  • ADMET EXT PPB prediction: True
  • ADMET EXT PPB applicability: All properties and OPS components are within expected ranges.
  • ADMET EXT PPB applicability md: 7.259519999999999
  • ADMET EXT PPB applicability mdpvalue: 1.0
  • ADMET unknown AlogP98: 0.0
  • ADMET AlogP98: 2.736
  • ADMET PSA 2D: 17.3

2D/3D Properties

  • Number of atoms: 11
  • Molecular formula: C10H18O
  • Molecular composition: C: 0.779, H: 0.118, O: 0.104
  • Molecular mass: 154.136 g/mol
  • Energy: 4.34 Kcal/M
  • AlogP: 2.736
  • LogD: 2.736
  • Molecular Solubilty: -2.33
  • Number of aromatic bonds: 0
  • Number of aromatic rings: 0
  • Number of H acceptor: 1
  • Number of H acceptor lipinski: 1
  • Number of H donor: 0
  • Number of H donor lipinski: 0
  • Number of H bonds: 0
  • Number of rings: 1
  • Surface area(SA): 187.31 A^2
  • Molecular SASA(Solvent accessible SA): 343.67199999999997 A^2
  • Radius of gyration: 1.45141 A
  • Molecular 3D SASA: 322.709 A^2

Consumption

  • Consumption: 8.33 lb
  • Individual intake: 0.00000706 mg/kg/day
  • Trade association guidelines: 3.709 mg
  • IOFI: Nature Identical

Specifications

  • Specifications: (JECFA, 1998); Assay (min); 97%; Refractive index; 1.451–1.457 (20°C); Appearance; Clear, colorless liquid; Specific gravity; 0.898–0.908 (25°C); Boiling point; 218–221°C

Reported Uses

  • Reported uses (ppm): (FEMA, 1994)
  • Food category usual/max:
    Food categoryUsual (ppm)Max (ppm)
    Alcoholic beverages3.055.45
    Meat products10.0020.00
    Baked goods14.5027.00
    Nonalcoholic beverages4.989.82
    Frozen dairy4.578.31
    Soft candy9.0417.56
    Gelatins, puddings7.338.50

Synthesis

  • Synthesis: By oxidation of carvomenthol; from α-methyl-β′-isopropyl pimelic acid, dimethyl ester. (+)-Carvomenthone is formed from (+)-dihydrocarvone in a divergent pathway

Physical-Chemical Characteristics

  • Empirical formula / MW: C10H18O/154.25

Details of "Molecular & Flavor Profile" and physicochemical properties were obtained from PubChem Substance & Compound Databases, FooDB, Flavornet, SuperSweet, and BitterDB. 2D/3D and ADMET properties were obtained with Discovery Studio.