• Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C10H16O3

    SMILES
    CC(=C)C1CCC2(OC(C1)OO2)C

  • 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.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.6

    pKa est.
    8.87 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    184.23 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately slow

    Boiling point est.
    234°C

    Flash point

    • 96.8 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • r-limonene
    • JRFITZGBELIFQM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • 1-methyl-4-(prop1-en-2-yl)-7,8,9-trioxabicyclo[4.2.1]nonane
  • 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

  • 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

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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