MOLECULE
β-Curcumene
Beta-curcumene is a sesquiterpene that is alpha-curcumene in which the p-tolyl group has been reduced to a 4-methylcyclohexa-1,4-dien-1-yl group. It is a sesquiterpene and a cyclohexadiene.
Summary from ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identity
Chemistry
- Formula
- C15H24
- Molecular weight
- 204.35 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1-methyl-4-(6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)cyclohexa-1,4-diene
- InChIKey
- JXZQZARENYGJMK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CC1=CCC(=CC1)C(C)CCC=C(C)C
- PubChem
- CID 6428461 ↗
Provenance
Contributing sources
- PubChem
- ChEBI
- LOTUS
Natural occurrence
Found in
- Curcuma 1
- C. kwangsiensis 1
- Common turmeric 1
- C. phaeocaulis 1
- C. wenyujin 1
- C. xanthorrhiza 1
- Ginger 1
7 organisms, ranked by how many independent papers report the compound in each. Occurrence data from LOTUS, across 1 references.
Evidence