6-Hydroxycarvone

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    51200-86-3

    Molecular formula
    C10H14O2

    SMILES
    CC1=C(CC(CC1=O)C(=C)C)O

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Sweet 60.55%
    Mint 55.16%
    Spicy 48.52%
    Caramellic 43.57%
    Herbal 39.51%
    Burnt 36.11%
    Tobacco 31.88%
    Phenolic 31.42%
    Woody 30.25%
    Camphoreous 29.09%

     

    Flavor
    Minty 46.44%
    Herbal 29.13%
    Mint 25.11%
    Spice 24.95%
    Spearmint 24.89%
    Phenolic 24.2%
    Basil 23.44%
    Spicy 23.1%
    Licorice 21.97%
    Leaves 21.47%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.8

    pKa est.
    9.27 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    166.22 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    286°C

    Flash point

    • 112.43 ˚C est.

    Solubility expt.

    • Slightly soluble
    • Soluble (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • 6-Hydroxycarvone
    • FEMA No. 4523
    • p-Mentha-1,8-dien-2-ol-6-one
    • TOI7X658VH
    • 51200-86-3
    • UNII-TOI7X658VH
    • NSC666537
    • 2-Cyclohexen-1-one, 3-hydroxy-2-methyl-5-(1-methylethenyl)-
    • 2-Hydroxy-p-mentha-1,8-dien-6-one
    • 3-Hydroxy-2-methyl-5-(1-methylethenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-one
    • 3-hydroxy-2-methyl-5-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohex-2-en-1-one
    • Oxycarvon
    • 3-hydroxy-2-methyl-5-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohex-2-en-1-one
    • p-Menth-8-ene-2,6-dione
    • SCHEMBL7177958
    • CHEMBL2003333
    • DTXSID30965471
    • CHEBI:190767
    • NSC-666537
    • NCI60_023183
    • 3-hydroxy-5-isopropenyl-2-methyl-cyclohex-2-en-1-one
    • Q27290087
    • 3-Hydroxy-2-methyl-5-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohex-2-enone

  • Applications

    6-Hydroxycarvone is primarily used as an aroma and fragrance ingredient, contributing to perfumery and flavor formulations; it is often employed as an intermediate in the synthesis of other fragrance and flavor compounds and can serve as a chiral building block for specialty chemicals in pharmaceutical or agrochemical development; in cosmetics and personal care, it functions as a fragrance component; in household products and cleaners, it acts as an odorant or scent modifier; and in industrial manufacturing, coatings and inks, it may be used as a fragrance additive or aromatic intermediate, subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 187.83
    methanol 199.16
    isopropanol 226.17
    water 5.52
    ethyl acetate 75.13
    n-propanol 166.99
    acetone 128.77
    n-butanol 148.59
    acetonitrile 110.02
    DMF 310.66
    toluene 59.03
    isobutanol 126.44
    1,4-dioxane 268.63
    methyl acetate 110.07
    THF 240.64
    2-butanone 128.68
    n-pentanol 99.88
    sec-butanol 148.63
    n-hexane 1.93
    ethylene glycol 61.32
    NMP 109.89
    cyclohexane 4.27
    DMSO 170.52
    n-butyl acetate 59.15
    n-octanol 59.69
    chloroform 203.06
    n-propyl acetate 41.76
    acetic acid 83.76
    dichloromethane 145.59
    cyclohexanone 123.12
    propylene glycol 98.34
    isopropyl acetate 43.66
    DMAc 241.28
    2-ethoxyethanol 132.66
    isopentanol 113.96
    n-heptane 2.71
    ethyl formate 81.63
    1,2-dichloroethane 77.25
    n-hexanol 121.03
    2-methoxyethanol 276.02
    isobutyl acetate 31.48
    tetrachloromethane 26.82
    n-pentyl acetate 40.43
    transcutol 220.03
    n-heptanol 62.96
    ethylbenzene 38.53
    MIBK 52.75
    2-propoxyethanol 180.6
    tert-butanol 227.0
    MTBE 72.66
    2-butoxyethanol 109.22
    propionic acid 93.39
    o-xylene 45.63
    formic acid 58.56
    diethyl ether 50.84
    m-xylene 42.96
    p-xylene 55.42
    chlorobenzene 60.93
    dimethyl carbonate 35.52
    n-octane 2.05
    formamide 96.09
    cyclopentanone 132.6
    2-pentanone 77.63
    anisole 81.98
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 55.74
    gamma-butyrolactone 127.47
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 222.86
    pyridine 164.96
    3-pentanone 50.99
    furfural 152.15
    n-dodecane 2.55
    diethylene glycol 156.22
    diisopropyl ether 13.52
    tert-amyl alcohol 141.59
    acetylacetone 76.12
    n-hexadecane 2.91
    acetophenone 71.18
    methyl propionate 67.25
    isopentyl acetate 58.86
    trichloroethylene 160.9
    n-nonanol 52.76
    cyclohexanol 94.37
    benzyl alcohol 94.86
    2-ethylhexanol 55.85
    isooctanol 48.45
    dipropyl ether 26.8
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 51.27
    ethyl lactate 39.27
    propylene carbonate 77.52
    n-methylformamide 141.17
    2-pentanol 80.02
    n-pentane 2.38
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 121.67
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 72.07
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 86.25
    mesitylene 23.47
    ε-caprolactone 101.88
    p-cymene 23.47
    epichlorohydrin 162.02
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 84.47
    2-aminoethanol 125.27
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 188.02
    sulfolane 115.4
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 2.86
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 124.1
    n-hexyl acetate 60.7
    isooctane 2.6
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 117.2
    sec-butyl acetate 31.79
    tert-butyl acetate 47.09
    decalin 4.74
    glycerin 127.09
    diglyme 176.37
    acrylic acid 73.08
    isopropyl myristate 23.4
    n-butyric acid 113.32
    acetyl acetate 41.98
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 34.0
    ethyl propionate 38.83
    nitromethane 139.89
    1,2-diethoxyethane 63.97
    benzonitrile 93.91
    trioctyl phosphate 23.69
    1-bromopropane 45.17
    gamma-valerolactone 200.13
    n-decanol 39.95
    triethyl phosphate 27.36
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 51.3
    propionitrile 103.26
    vinylene carbonate 87.36
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 127.6
    DMS 43.83
    cumene 27.94
    2-octanol 41.76
    2-hexanone 57.82
    octyl acetate 34.65
    limonene 28.57
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 192.24
    ethyl orthosilicate 25.99
    tributyl phosphate 25.28
    diacetone alcohol 100.23
    N,N-dimethylaniline 59.28
    acrylonitrile 127.11
    aniline 97.23
    1,3-propanediol 191.16
    bromobenzene 51.65
    dibromomethane 89.49
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 128.11
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 43.47
    tetrabutyl urea 38.6
    diisobutyl methanol 30.62
    2-phenylethanol 103.84
    styrene 40.62
    dioctyl adipate 32.5
    dimethyl sulfate 53.18
    ethyl butyrate 41.11
    methyl lactate 62.95
    butyl lactate 47.02
    diethyl carbonate 31.42
    propanediol butyl ether 98.01
    triethyl orthoformate 31.61
    p-tert-butyltoluene 23.31
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 64.98
    morpholine 287.04
    tert-butylamine 99.94
    n-dodecanol 29.46
    dimethoxymethane 134.4
    ethylene carbonate 67.96
    cyrene 80.48
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 60.15
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 43.39
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 60.58
    4-methylpyridine 161.58
    dibutyl ether 30.18
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 30.62
    DEF 84.17
    dimethyl isosorbide 111.98
    tetrachloroethylene 76.16
    eugenol 75.89
    triacetin 50.33
    span 80 75.91
    1,4-butanediol 70.03
    1,1-dichloroethane 102.32
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 85.54
    methyl formate 98.45
    2-methyl-1-butanol 102.49
    n-decane 3.86
    butyronitrile 106.0
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 54.36
    1-chlorooctane 20.04
    1-chlorotetradecane 8.48
    n-nonane 3.06
    undecane 3.09
    tert-butylcyclohexane 4.76
    cyclooctane 1.65
    cyclopentanol 108.71
    tetrahydropyran 148.05
    tert-amyl methyl ether 48.68
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 129.72
    1-hexene 13.89
    2-isopropoxyethanol 93.96
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 50.05
    methyl butyrate 55.52

    Scent© AI

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction