• CAS number

    84929-35-1
  • Botanical

    Nepeta cataria L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

Pooter De H.L. et al., The Essential Oils of Five Nepeta Species. A Preliminary Evaluation of their Use in Chemotaxonomy by Cluster Analysis (Nepeta cataria oil 2 samples), Flavour Fragr. J., Vol. 3, (4), 155-159 (1988)

Compound CAS DB5 Carbowax Proportion
Cyclopenta(c)pyran-1(4aH)-one, 5,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,7-dimethyl-, (4aR,7S,7aS)- 21651-53-6 1324.0 80.55%
nepetalactone cis-trans-form 21651-62-7 1373.0 10.05%
Caryophyllene 87-44-5 1427.14 1595.57 4.4%
Nepetalactone trans-cis-form 17257-15-7 1395.0 1.0%
Humulene 6753-98-6 1461.43 1668.0 0.75%
beta-CARYOPHYLLENE OXIDE 1139-30-6 1594.86 1976.57 0.6%
beta-OCIMENE, (3E)- 3779-61-1 1049.0 1250.14 0.35%
beta-Farnesene 77129-48-7 1488.0 1663.25 0.2%
beta-Ocimene, (3Z)- 3338-55-4 1038.86 1235.14 0.1%
Germacrene D 23986-74-5 1484.71 1703.0 0.05%
Cyclopenta(c)pyran-1(4aH)-one, 5,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,7-dimethyl-, (4aR,7S,7aS)- 21651-53-6 1398.0 0.05%
dehydro-Nepetalactone 5 0.05%
Total 98.15%