Jasmonic Acid

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    6894-38-8

    Molecular formula
    C12H18O3

    SMILES
    CC/C=C\C[C@@H]1[C@H](CCC1=O)CC(=O)O

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Green 71.27%
    Floral 58.6%
    Jasmin 57.66%
    Fruity 53.27%
    Lactonic 41.66%
    Waxy 39.08%
    Oily 38.45%
    Peach 35.59%
    Tropical 32.76%
    Herbal 32.69%

     

    Flavor
    Oily 37.03%
    Floral 35.74%
    Fatty 34.89%
    Fresh 33.18%
    Waxy 31.66%
    Herbal 24.72%
    Spicy 22.48%
    Green 20.92%
    Honeysuckle 19.99%
    Mild 19.94%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.6

    pKa est.
    7.3 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    210.27 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    353°C

    Flash point

    • 174.38 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Jasmonic acid
    • 6894-38-8
    • 3-Oxo-2-(2-pentenyl)cyclopentaneacetic acid
    • 2-[(1R,2R)-3-oxo-2-[(Z)-pent-2-enyl]cyclopentyl]acetic acid
    • 6RI5N05OWW
    • (1R,2R)-3-oxo-2-(pent-2Z-enyl)-cyclopentaneacetic acid
    • DTXSID4037665
    • CHEBI:18292
    • 2-((1R,2R)-3-oxo-2-((Z)-pent-2-enyl)cyclopentyl)acetic acid
    • RefChem:150366
    • DTXCID2017665
    • Jasmonate
    • (-)-Jasmonic acid
    • trans-Jasmonic Acid
    • (+/-)-Jasmonic acid
    • 77026-92-7
    • trans-Jasmonic Acid (1 g/ 10 mL Ethanol)
    • (3R,7R)-Jasmonic acid
    • {(1R,2R)-3-oxo-2-[(2Z)-pent-2-en-1-yl]cyclopentyl}acetic acid
    • CHEMBL449572
    • Cyclopentaneacetic acid, 3-oxo-2-(2Z)-2-pentenyl-, (1R,2R)-
    • TNP00291
    • (-)-jasmonate
    • {(1R,2R)-3-Oxo-2-[(Z)pent-2-enyl]cyclopent-2-enyl}acetic acid
    • 2-[(1R,2R)-3-oxo-2-[(2Z)-pent-2-en-1-yl]cyclopentyl]acetic acid
    • (Z)-2-(2-(but-2-en-1-yl)-4-oxocyclopentyl)-acetic acid
    • ()-Jasmonic acid
    • 2-[(1R,2R)-2-((2Z)pent-2-enyl)-3-oxocyclopentyl]acetic acid
    • MFCD04221274
    • 2-{(1R,2R)-3-oxo-2-[(Z)-pent-2-enyl]cyclopentyl}acetate
    • (-)-trans Jasmonic Acid
    • UNII-6RI5N05OWW
    • trans-JasmonicAcid
    • bmse000525
    • JASMONIC ACID [MI]
    • SCHEMBL114054
    • orb1992244
    • 2-((1S,2S)-3-Oxo -2-((Z)-pent-2-en-1-yl)cyclopentyl)acetic acid
    • (3R,7R)-(?)-Jasmonic acid
    • CMC_7387
    • MSK24065
    • BDBM50396691
    • CMC_13965
    • LMFA02020001
    • AKOS027323977
    • EBC-616792
    • HY-122464A
    • NCGC00017349-01
    • NCGC00017349-02
    • NCGC00142527-01
    • DA-48598
    • FB159181
    • ST057248
    • CS-0135945
    • C08491
    • Q415311
    • 3-oxo-2R-(2Z)2-penten-1R-yl-cyclopentaneacetic acid
    • 3-Oxo-2R-(2Z)2-penten-1R-ylcyclopentaneacetic acid
    • E9BF63E8-55FE-4051-AE00-04B002D8CE1F
    • (1R,2R)-3-oxo-2-(2Z)-2-penten-ylcyclopentanacetic acid
    • (1r,2r)-3-oxo-2-(2z)-2-pentenyl-cyclopentaneacetic acid
    • ()-1alpha,2beta-3-Oxo-2-(cis-2-pentenyl)cyclopentaneacetic acid
    • (-)-1alpha,2beta-3-Oxo-2-(cis-2-pentenyl)cyclopentaneacetic acid
    • (1R,2R)-3-OXO-2-(2Z)-2-PENTENYLCYCLOPENTANEACETIC ACID
    • (1R,2R)-3-OXO-2-(Z)-PENT-2-ENYLCYCLOPENTYLACETIC ACID
    • Cyclopentaneacetic acid, 3-oxo-2-(2-pentenyl)-, (Z)-trans- (8CI)
    • cyclopentaneacetic acid, 3-oxo-2-[(2Z)-2-pentenyl]-, (1R,2R)-
    • Cyclopentaneacetic acid, 3-oxo-2-(2-pentenyl)-, [1R-[1alpha,2beta(Z)]]-
    • Cyclopentaneacetic acid, 3-oxo-2-(2Z)-2-pentenyl-, (1R,2R)- (9CI)
    • Cyclopentaneacetic acid, 3-oxo-2-[(2Z)-2-penten-1-yl]-, (1R,2R)-
    • 6894-38-8

  • Applications

    Jasmonic Acid is primarily used as a plant defense elicitor, triggering systemic resistance in crops, and as a growth-regulating agent in horticulture to influence development and yield. It also serves as a chemical intermediate and lead for the synthesis of jasmonate derivatives used in agrochemicals and related industries, including fragrance-related derivatives. It is a precursor to jasmonate esters (such as methyl jasmonate) employed in fragrance and flavor applications, and is studied in pharmaceutical and bioscience research as a signaling molecule and scaffold for jasmonate-based bioactives. In industrial manufacturing contexts, Jasmonic Acid provides a building block for the synthesis of fine chemicals and agrochemical products, subject to local regulations and formulation limits. CAS 6894-38-8.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 846.54
    methanol 1580.4
    isopropanol 724.11
    water 3.44
    ethyl acetate 294.05
    n-propanol 560.42
    acetone 691.28
    n-butanol 450.17
    acetonitrile 247.01
    DMF 1470.93
    toluene 59.03
    isobutanol 393.35
    1,4-dioxane 603.42
    methyl acetate 233.49
    THF 864.38
    2-butanone 302.05
    n-pentanol 302.83
    sec-butanol 358.56
    n-hexane 6.76
    ethylene glycol 291.44
    NMP 666.29
    cyclohexane 7.25
    DMSO 1481.12
    n-butyl acetate 166.12
    n-octanol 60.94
    chloroform 343.22
    n-propyl acetate 156.66
    acetic acid 553.22
    dichloromethane 263.21
    cyclohexanone 389.6
    propylene glycol 410.95
    isopropyl acetate 216.06
    DMAc 796.85
    2-ethoxyethanol 432.69
    isopentanol 417.32
    n-heptane 2.02
    ethyl formate 172.69
    1,2-dichloroethane 214.88
    n-hexanol 216.87
    2-methoxyethanol 918.19
    isobutyl acetate 129.29
    tetrachloromethane 33.36
    n-pentyl acetate 82.74
    transcutol 1240.81
    n-heptanol 77.06
    ethylbenzene 37.36
    MIBK 226.63
    2-propoxyethanol 422.76
    tert-butanol 762.09
    MTBE 316.38
    2-butoxyethanol 186.06
    propionic acid 337.89
    o-xylene 50.81
    formic acid 343.57
    diethyl ether 228.99
    m-xylene 70.07
    p-xylene 49.03
    chlorobenzene 94.16
    dimethyl carbonate 130.99
    n-octane 1.42
    formamide 464.52
    cyclopentanone 520.02
    2-pentanone 314.29
    anisole 134.0
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 270.8
    gamma-butyrolactone 580.02
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 724.78
    pyridine 216.3
    3-pentanone 156.09
    furfural 404.92
    n-dodecane 1.84
    diethylene glycol 452.28
    diisopropyl ether 60.42
    tert-amyl alcohol 392.43
    acetylacetone 368.48
    n-hexadecane 2.15
    acetophenone 133.06
    methyl propionate 245.07
    isopentyl acetate 167.56
    trichloroethylene 402.87
    n-nonanol 53.86
    cyclohexanol 241.6
    benzyl alcohol 161.22
    2-ethylhexanol 82.28
    isooctanol 62.48
    dipropyl ether 54.09
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 94.39
    ethyl lactate 106.35
    propylene carbonate 283.09
    n-methylformamide 563.39
    2-pentanol 261.73
    n-pentane 5.11
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 250.01
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 223.4
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 194.15
    mesitylene 42.85
    ε-caprolactone 320.74
    p-cymene 23.92
    epichlorohydrin 529.72
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 146.42
    2-aminoethanol 498.18
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 553.74
    sulfolane 652.69
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 6.69
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 451.35
    n-hexyl acetate 123.13
    isooctane 6.7
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 294.66
    sec-butyl acetate 118.24
    tert-butyl acetate 237.08
    decalin 7.69
    glycerin 474.24
    diglyme 437.54
    acrylic acid 297.23
    isopropyl myristate 43.28
    n-butyric acid 429.27
    acetyl acetate 158.99
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 66.18
    ethyl propionate 121.91
    nitromethane 642.13
    1,2-diethoxyethane 194.62
    benzonitrile 141.6
    trioctyl phosphate 44.43
    1-bromopropane 87.89
    gamma-valerolactone 627.99
    n-decanol 39.88
    triethyl phosphate 52.48
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 154.48
    propionitrile 188.35
    vinylene carbonate 243.92
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 405.15
    DMS 128.74
    cumene 31.46
    2-octanol 45.84
    2-hexanone 177.14
    octyl acetate 57.24
    limonene 33.29
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 522.06
    ethyl orthosilicate 50.87
    tributyl phosphate 55.66
    diacetone alcohol 356.61
    N,N-dimethylaniline 91.71
    acrylonitrile 225.85
    aniline 165.03
    1,3-propanediol 555.46
    bromobenzene 75.99
    dibromomethane 143.21
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 349.5
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 89.48
    tetrabutyl urea 70.43
    diisobutyl methanol 49.1
    2-phenylethanol 133.48
    styrene 44.67
    dioctyl adipate 73.4
    dimethyl sulfate 242.48
    ethyl butyrate 87.51
    methyl lactate 199.25
    butyl lactate 105.09
    diethyl carbonate 66.24
    propanediol butyl ether 235.97
    triethyl orthoformate 70.28
    p-tert-butyltoluene 25.23
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 120.11
    morpholine 770.44
    tert-butylamine 301.66
    n-dodecanol 29.01
    dimethoxymethane 545.39
    ethylene carbonate 206.61
    cyrene 191.5
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 153.57
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 109.04
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 122.06
    4-methylpyridine 252.5
    dibutyl ether 48.4
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 49.1
    DEF 309.88
    dimethyl isosorbide 264.24
    tetrachloroethylene 197.22
    eugenol 134.5
    triacetin 137.64
    span 80 155.04
    1,4-butanediol 233.79
    1,1-dichloroethane 206.99
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 247.36
    methyl formate 327.04
    2-methyl-1-butanol 299.81
    n-decane 2.76
    butyronitrile 220.48
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 71.86
    1-chlorooctane 19.37
    1-chlorotetradecane 8.28
    n-nonane 2.3
    undecane 2.18
    tert-butylcyclohexane 8.22
    cyclooctane 2.58
    cyclopentanol 319.83
    tetrahydropyran 381.05
    tert-amyl methyl ether 161.34
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 300.04
    1-hexene 43.59
    2-isopropoxyethanol 293.61
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 201.86
    methyl butyrate 173.48

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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