nepetalactone cis-trans-form

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    21651-62-7

    Molecular formula
    C10H14O2

    SMILES
    C[C@H]1CC[C@H]2[C@@H]1C(=O)OC=C2C
    HHHOO

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 1373.0

  • Odor profile

    spicy 54.3%
    herbal 52.44%
    mint 52.02%
    woody 42.94%
    sweet 39.2%
    coumarinic 35.87%
    tobacco 34.28%
    coconut 32.99%
    phenolic 31.83%
    celery 30.0%

    Scent© AI

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.9 Well soluble in IAA, DEP, MMB

    Molecular weight
    166.22 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • 0.0089 hPa @ 20°C
    • 0.0145 hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    268°C

  • Synonyms

    • 21651-62-7
    • Nepetalactone cis-trans-form
    • cis-trans-Nepetalactone
    • (+)-cis,trans-Nepetalactone
    • (4aS,7S,7aR)-Nepetalactone
    • NEPETALACTON
    • 4aalpha,7alpha,7aalpha-Nepetalactone
    • (4aS,7S,7aR)-4,7-dimethyl-5,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-4aH-cyclopenta[c]pyran-1-one
    • 4a|A,7|A,7a|A-Nepetalactone
    • Z,E-NEPETALACTONE
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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

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Nepeta cataria 1 84929-35-1 Nepeta cataria L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 10.05%
Nepeta nepetella Nepeta nepetella L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.5%
Nepeta nuda (Belgium) Nepeta nuda L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 31.25%
Nepeta sibirica Nepeta sibirica L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 1.6%
Nepeta caesarea (Turkey) Nepeta caesarea Boiss, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.19%
Nepeta nuda (Turkey) Nepeta nuda L. ssp. albiflora (Boiss.) Gams, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae 37.6%
Nepeta crassifolia Nepeta crassifolia Boiss. & Buhse, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 16.3%
Nepeta racemosa (Iran) Nepeta racemosa Lam. (syn. N. mussinii Spreng.), fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 7.4%
Nepeta argolica (Greece) 1b chemotype 2 Nepeta argolica Bory & Chaub. ssp. argolica, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 26.52%
Nepeta argolica (Greece) 2 Nepeta argolica Bory et Chaub. ssp. argolica, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 6.5%