• Identifiers

    CAS number
    490-91-5

    Molecular formula
    C10H12O2

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

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 1252.0
  • Odor profile

    caramellic 75.97%
    sweet 67.31%
    burnt 54.38%
    mint 41.63%
    tobacco 33.36%
    roasted 33.34%
    coffee 31.96%
    nutty 30.18%
    spicy 27.46%
    phenolic 26.8%

    Scent© AI

  • Properties

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

    Molecular weight
    164.2 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • 0.0293 hPa @ 20°C
    • 0.0464 hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately slow

    Melting points

    • 44 - 45 °C

    Boiling points

    • 230.00 to 232.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg

  • Synonyms

    • Thymoquinone
    • 490-91-5
    • Thymoquinon
    • p-Cymene-2,5-dione
    • 2-Isopropyl-5-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone
    • p-Mentha-3,6-diene-2,5-dione
    • 2,5-CYCLOHEXADIENE-1,4-DIONE, 2-METHYL-5-(1-METHYLETHYL)-
    • 2-Isopropyl-5-methylbenzoquinone
    • 2-Isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione
    • 2-Isopropyl-5-methyl-p-benzoquinone
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Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Nigella sativa seed Nigella sativa L., fam. Ranunculaceae 24.5%
Thyme (Italy) 1 8007-46-3 Thymus vulgaris L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.01%
Savory, winter (Italy) 3 90106-57-3 Satureja montana L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.17%
Origanum husnuca-baserii (Turkey) Origanum husnucan-baserii H. Duman, Z. Aytac et A. Duran, fam. Lamiaceae 0.07%
Oregano, spanish (Israel) 4 8007-11-2 Coridothymus capitatus Rchb. (Thymus capitatus Hoffm. et Link.), Lamiaceae 1.0%
Thymus pubescens (Iran) 1 Thymus pubescens Boiss. et Kotschy ex Celak, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 2.7%
Savory, winter (Bulgaria) 90106-57-3 Satureja montana L. ssp. kitaibelii Wierzb., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.3%