MOLECULE
para-Cymene
P-cymene is a monoterpene that is toluene substituted by an isopropyl group at position 4. It has a role as a volatile oil component, a plant metabolite and a human urinary metabolite. It is a member of toluenes and a monoterpene.
Summary from ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identity
Chemistry
- Formula
- C10H14
- Molecular weight
- 134.22 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1-methyl-4-propan-2-ylbenzene
- InChIKey
- HFPZCAJZSCWRBC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C)C
- PubChem
- CID 7463 ↗
Provenance
Contributing sources
- PubChem
- ChEBI
- LOTUS
Natural occurrence
Found in
- M. alternifolia 14
- Oregano 10
- Thyme 8
- Dill 7
- Wild Celery 7
- River redgum 7
- Fennel 7
- Syrian oregano 7
- Sage 7
- Chaste-tree 7
- Camphorwood 6
- L. multiflora 6
- Sweet basil 6
- Persian zatar 6
- T. capitata 6
- Shellplant 5
- Sweet wormwood 5
- C. deliciosa 5
- Mandarin orange 5
- Torch-ginger 5
- R. officinalis 5
- Winter savory 5
- Thymus 5
- Greater galangal 4
- White wormwood 4
- Mango ginger 4
- C. xanthorrhiza 4
- E. tenuifolia 4
- Common Juniper 4
- L. origanoides 4
- M. piperita 4
- Myrtle 4
- P. arboreum 4
- P. fimbriulatum 4
- Black pepper 4
- P. obliquum 4
- Summer savory 4
- T. spicata 4
- T. kotschyanus 4
- A. citriodora 3
- Lemon Verbena 3
- A. triphylla 3
- A. afra 3
- C. recutita 3
- Grapefruit 3
- C. unshiu 3
- Coriander 3
- Nut-grass 3
- Heterotropa 3
- Sweet Gum 3
- Wild Chamomile 3
- African basil 3
- Sweet marjoram 3
- O. minutiflorum 3
- Pot marjoram 3
- Norway Spruce 3
- Greek oregano 3
- Lavender cotton 3
- Coast Redwood 3
- Tomato 3
- Feverfew 3
- T. longicaulis 3
- T. quinquecostatus 3
- Common Valerian 3
- X. sericea 3
- Z. multiflora 3
- Shampoo Ginger 3
- A. arabica 2
- A. biebersteinii 2
- A. chinensis 2
- A. conchigera 2
- A. arborescens 2
- A. capillaris 2
- Tarragon 2
- Mugwort 2
- A. fauriei 2
- A. fauriei var. takaoi 2
- B. carteri 2
- Frankincense 2
- Shrubby Hare's Ear 2
- Wild cinnamon 2
- Hemp 2
- Papaya 2
- C. oltensis 2
- C. sessilis 2
- Hinoki Cypress 2
- Sawara Cypress 2
- Mexican tea 2
- Jack in the bush 2
- Cinnamon 2
- C. zeylanicum 2
- Pink rock-rose 2
- Kaffir Lime 2
- C. carolinianum 2
- C. grandiflorum 2
- Lemonscented gum 2
- Sea fennel 2
- C. agathophylla 2
- Sugi 2
- Mediterranean Cypress 2
- Common turmeric 2
- East Indian lemongrass 2
- Wild Carrot 2
- Mexican tea 2
- E. chrysantha 2
- E. orientalis 2
- E. tournefortii 2
- E. trichophylla 2
- E. canadensis 2
- Sugargum 2
- Tumbledown gum 2
- Tasmanian bluegum 2
- H. odoratissimum 2
- H. dissectum 2
- Pignut 2
- L. cuminoides 2
- Lantana 2
- Siberian Larch 2
- Spike Lavendar 2
- French lavender 2
- Porter lovage 2
- L. chevalieri 2
- Mexican oregano 2
- Mango 2
- Cajeput tree 2
- Water Mint 2
- Wild mint 2
- Apple Mint 2
- East Asian dwarf mosla 2
- Black cumin 2
- Dittany of Crete 2
- Korean perilla 2
- Bayrumtree 2
- P. uloptera 2
- Guava 2
- Rusty Labrador-Tea 2
- Northern Labrador tea 2
- S. dorisiana 2
- S. dorystaechas 2
- Apple-bearing sage 2
- S. syriaca 2
- S. tomentosa 2
- S. cuneifolia 2
- S. amasiaca 2
- S. lyciae 2
- T. annuum 2
- Tansy 2
- Northern Whitecedar 2
- Thyme 2
- Cilician thyme 2
- T. nummularius 2
- T. piperella 2
- T. revolutus 2
- T. saturejoides 2
- T. sibthorpii 2
- T. zygioides 2
- T. zygis 2
- California laurel 2
- Cowberry 2
- Chinese chastetree 2
- V. annua 2
- Z. armatum 2
- Ginger 2
- Sakhalin Fir 1
- A. abrotanoides 1
- Sweet-Nancy 1
- A. asiatica 1
- Yarrow 1
- A. cuneatiloba 1
- A. erba-rotta 1
- A. grandifolia 1
- Yarrow 1
- A. moschata 1
- A. nana 1
- Noble yarrow 1
- Sneezewort 1
- A. wilhelmsii 1
- A. africanum 1
- Sweetflag 1
- Dwarf Sedge 1
- Chinese gooseberry 1
- A. cunninghamii 1
- Longoza Plant 1
- Melegueta pepper 1
- A. rugosa 1
- Buchu 1
- Cape buchu 1
- Tropical whiteweed 1
- A. fastigiata 1
- Garden onion 1
- Whitebrush 1
- A. breviligulata 1
- A. carinata 1
- A. latilabris 1
- Small shell ginger 1
- Roman wormwood 1
- Norwegian angelica 1
- A. gigas 1
- A. cascarilloides 1
- Custard apple 1
- A. aciphylla 1
- Birthwort family 1
- A. debilis 1
- Bejuco de santiago 1
- Chickensage 1
- Wormwood 1
- A. alba 1
- A. ammaniana 1
- Little sagebrush 1
- A. halophila 1
- A. jacutica 1
- A. judaica 1
- A. lagocephala 1
- A. macrocephala 1
- A. molinieri 1
- A. rubripes 1
- A. salsoloides 1
- Saline Wormwood 1
- A. sericea 1
- A. spicigera 1
- A. szowitziana 1
- A. thuscula 1
- A. xerophytica 1
- A. asperum 1
- Canadian wildginger 1
- A. celsum 1
- A. dilatatum 1
- A. fudsinoi 1
- A. gusk 1
- A. macranthum 1
- A. simile 1
- A. yakusimense 1
- Asteraceae 1
- A. scaber 1
- A. macedonica 1
- OkoumÈ 1
- Austrobaileya 1
- Neem Tree 1
- B. dracunculifolia 1
- Baeckea 1
The 240 best-attested of 747 organisms, ranked by how many independent papers report the compound in each. Occurrence data from LOTUS, across 771 references.
Reported associations
Disease associations
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Encephalopathy, chronic solvent Chronic 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