MOLECULE
Fenchone
Fenchone is a carbobicyclic compound that is fenchane in which the hydrogens at position 2 are replaced by an oxo group. It is a component of essential oil from fennel (Foeniculum vulgare). It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is a cyclic terpene ketone, a fenchane monoterpenoid and a carbobicyclic compound.
Summary from ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identity
Chemistry
- Formula
- C10H16O
- Molecular weight
- 152.23 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1,3,3-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one
- InChIKey
- LHXDLQBQYFFVNW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CC1(C2CCC(C2)(C1=O)C)C
- PubChem
- CID 14525 ↗
Provenance
Contributing sources
- PubChem
- ChEBI
- LOTUS
Natural occurrence
Found in
- Fennel 10
- Northern Whitecedar 3
- Shellplant 2
- Torch-ginger 2
- Pignut 2
- French lavender 2
- Sweet basil 2
- Persian zatar 2
- Ginger Bush 2
- Siberian Fir 1
- A. abrotanoides 1
- Tropical whiteweed 1
- A. citriodora 1
- Lemon Verbena 1
- A. triphylla 1
- A. breviligulata 1
- A. hainanensis 1
- A. katsumadai 1
- Small shell ginger 1
- Dill 1
- Big sagebrush 1
- Hemp 1
- Khat 1
- Larkdaisy 1
- C. macrospermum 1
- C. sieboldii 1
- Cinnamon 1
- C. zeylanicum 1
- C. lusitanica 1
- Blessed thistle 1
- Curcuma 1
- C. kwangsiensis 1
- C. phaeocaulis 1
- C. wenyujin 1
- Zedoary 1
- Lemon grass 1
- Camel grass 1
- D. ismaelis 1
- E. pavieana 1
- E. brassiana 1
- Applebox 1
- Wandi Ironbark 1
- F. ovina 1
- Cultivated licorice 1
- H. seravschanicus 1
- Fitcheisi 1
- Japanese Big Leaf Magnolia 1
- M. juliana 1
- Myrtaceae 1
- Black cumin 1
- Myrtle mangrove 1
- P. abies var. abies 1
- P. serbica 1
- Pistachio 1
- P. pityographus 1
- P. glabratus 1
- Lavender cotton 1
- Mitten tree 1
- S. granatensis 1
- S. pusilla 1
- Russian Potato 1
- S. aegyptiaca 1
- Clove 1
- Japanese Arbor-vitae 1
- T. capitata 1
- Thymus 1
- Large Thyme 1
- X. sericea 1
- Japanese ginger 1
- Shampoo Ginger 1
70 organisms, ranked by how many independent papers report the compound in each. Occurrence data from LOTUS, across 73 references.
Reported associations
Disease associations
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Solvents, acute toxic effect Acute Poisoning
Associations recorded for the compound itself. A metabolomics association means it was detected or studied in that condition, not that it treats or causes it; an occupational entry describes a hazard of exposure. Neither is a therapeutic claim about any product.
Evidence