r-Limonene
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C10H16O3SMILES
CC(=C)C1CCC2(OC(C1)OO2)C
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Odor profile
Fragrance Herbal 57.18% Sweet 52.47% Spicy 47.92% Mint 43.51% Green 41.45% Fruity 37.12% Woody 36.31% Fresh 35.74% Citrus 33.81% Floral 27.52% Flavor Green 66.73% Minty 46.4% Herbal 33.93% Spice 30.71% Earthy 27.55% Fresh 26.88% Mint 25.55% Pepper 23.13% Tropical 21.97% Wood 21.65% Odor impact est.
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Properties
XLogP3-AA
2.6pKa est.
8.87 (weak base)Molecular weight
184.23 g/molVapor pressure est.
- hPa @ 20°C
- hPa @ 25°C
Evaporation rate
Moderately slowBoiling point est.
234°CFlash point
- 96.8 ˚C est.
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Synonyms
- r-limonene
- JRFITZGBELIFQM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- 1-methyl-4-(prop1-en-2-yl)-7,8,9-trioxabicyclo[4.2.1]nonane
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Applications
r-Limonene is widely used as a citrus fragrance/odorant in the fragrance and flavor industries and as a component in cosmetics and personal care products; it also serves as a solvent and fragrance carrier in household and industrial cleaners; it functions as a solvent for coatings, paints, and inks and as a constituent in adhesive formulations; it acts as a renewable feedstock for polymer chemistry, enabling the synthesis of limonene oxide derivatives and poly(limonene carbonate) and other environmentally friendly polymers; it is employed as a chiral starting material or intermediate in organic synthesis for fragrance compounds and pharmaceutical intermediates; and it can appear as a natural flavor/aroma in foods within regulatory limits, subject to local regulations and formulation limits.
gpt-5-nano
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Solubility @25˚C
Solvent Solubility (g/L) ethanol 772.77 methanol 1231.0 isopropanol 531.73 water 21.78 ethyl acetate 837.48 n-propanol 504.39 acetone 857.0 n-butanol 405.3 acetonitrile 1027.17 DMF 1402.43 toluene 568.07 isobutanol 369.99 1,4-dioxane 2361.41 methyl acetate 938.05 THF 1303.98 2-butanone 715.59 n-pentanol 290.81 sec-butanol 416.56 n-hexane 15.5 ethylene glycol 262.78 NMP 1076.08 cyclohexane 75.35 DMSO 900.37 n-butyl acetate 358.0 n-octanol 200.07 chloroform 2774.8 n-propyl acetate 378.77 acetic acid 1035.35 dichloromethane 2310.86 cyclohexanone 890.92 propylene glycol 280.08 isopropyl acetate 421.26 DMAc 1290.56 2-ethoxyethanol 677.0 isopentanol 363.87 n-heptane 18.03 ethyl formate 680.86 1,2-dichloroethane 889.1 n-hexanol 286.47 2-methoxyethanol 1199.6 isobutyl acetate 226.05 tetrachloromethane 262.66 n-pentyl acetate 253.77 transcutol 2172.43 n-heptanol 147.12 ethylbenzene 240.72 MIBK 294.84 2-propoxyethanol 675.72 tert-butanol 533.64 MTBE 416.33 2-butoxyethanol 375.66 propionic acid 567.95 o-xylene 331.78 formic acid 714.16 diethyl ether 436.75 m-xylene 300.08 p-xylene 366.65 chlorobenzene 716.62 dimethyl carbonate 392.42 n-octane 11.6 formamide 1071.0 cyclopentanone 810.06 2-pentanone 425.33 anisole 658.12 cyclopentyl methyl ether 456.72 gamma-butyrolactone 1114.49 1-methoxy-2-propanol 713.61 pyridine 1416.57 3-pentanone 362.08 furfural 1463.84 n-dodecane 18.86 diethylene glycol 647.74 diisopropyl ether 124.28 tert-amyl alcohol 388.83 acetylacetone 788.21 n-hexadecane 21.81 acetophenone 562.01 methyl propionate 583.72 isopentyl acetate 331.38 trichloroethylene 1878.35 n-nonanol 183.03 cyclohexanol 453.09 benzyl alcohol 518.89 2-ethylhexanol 167.41 isooctanol 125.26 dipropyl ether 158.74 1,2-dichlorobenzene 612.85 ethyl lactate 211.72 propylene carbonate 729.58 n-methylformamide 896.05 2-pentanol 227.43 n-pentane 23.19 1-propoxy-2-propanol 347.31 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 478.53 2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 464.43 mesitylene 158.85 ε-caprolactone 835.45 p-cymene 121.38 epichlorohydrin 1337.98 1,1,1-trichloroethane 795.22 2-aminoethanol 422.21 morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1795.39 sulfolane 860.52 2,2,4-trimethylpentane 19.67 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 878.35 n-hexyl acetate 418.93 isooctane 13.27 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 672.33 sec-butyl acetate 263.33 tert-butyl acetate 369.93 decalin 39.94 glycerin 409.78 diglyme 1331.47 acrylic acid 551.57 isopropyl myristate 164.58 n-butyric acid 621.98 acetyl acetate 747.5 di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 201.58 ethyl propionate 363.77 nitromethane 1896.94 1,2-diethoxyethane 629.08 benzonitrile 797.83 trioctyl phosphate 122.26 1-bromopropane 420.43 gamma-valerolactone 1637.54 n-decanol 137.22 triethyl phosphate 171.26 4-methyl-2-pentanol 156.82 propionitrile 610.34 vinylene carbonate 874.48 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 883.39 DMS 483.17 cumene 147.66 2-octanol 109.15 2-hexanone 309.3 octyl acetate 216.64 limonene 156.11 1,2-dimethoxyethane 1210.5 ethyl orthosilicate 156.4 tributyl phosphate 170.95 diacetone alcohol 407.35 N,N-dimethylaniline 361.32 acrylonitrile 845.34 aniline 645.22 1,3-propanediol 573.9 bromobenzene 769.03 dibromomethane 1205.82 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1336.41 2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 257.33 tetrabutyl urea 209.07 diisobutyl methanol 98.39 2-phenylethanol 452.84 styrene 329.33 dioctyl adipate 270.21 dimethyl sulfate 504.85 ethyl butyrate 300.96 methyl lactate 304.77 butyl lactate 215.2 diethyl carbonate 272.45 propanediol butyl ether 371.81 triethyl orthoformate 217.35 p-tert-butyltoluene 112.47 methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 359.4 morpholine 1998.76 tert-butylamine 326.48 n-dodecanol 109.25 dimethoxymethane 874.9 ethylene carbonate 718.82 cyrene 414.22 2-ethoxyethyl acetate 475.22 2-ethylhexyl acetate 267.0 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 728.98 4-methylpyridine 1288.03 dibutyl ether 210.73 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 98.39 DEF 612.79 dimethyl isosorbide 744.04 tetrachloroethylene 796.34 eugenol 390.24 triacetin 506.6 span 80 348.23 1,4-butanediol 248.39 1,1-dichloroethane 939.36 2-methyl-1-pentanol 289.31 methyl formate 808.33 2-methyl-1-butanol 328.95 n-decane 25.9 butyronitrile 570.74 3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 210.29 1-chlorooctane 112.86 1-chlorotetradecane 58.54 n-nonane 21.29 undecane 21.5 tert-butylcyclohexane 29.25 cyclooctane 19.77 cyclopentanol 449.78 tetrahydropyran 1095.78 tert-amyl methyl ether 282.63 2,5,8-trioxanonane 943.13 1-hexene 84.88 2-isopropoxyethanol 424.07 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 427.67 methyl butyrate 452.75 Scent© AI
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Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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No restriction |
Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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No restriction |
Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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No restriction |
Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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No restriction |
Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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No restriction |
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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No restriction |
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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No restriction |
Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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No restriction |
Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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No restriction |