• CAS number

    84929-35-1
  • Botanical

    Nepeta cataria L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

Malizia, R.A. et al., Volatile Constituents of the Essential Oil of Nepeta cataria L. Grown in Cordoba Province (Argentina), J. Essent. Oil Res., Vol. 8, 565-567 (Sep/Oct 1996)

Compound CAS DB5 Carbowax Proportion
Nepetalactone (unknown isomer) 1624.0 57.3%
Caryophyllene oxide 1139-30-6 1594.86 1976.57 19.35%
beta-Caryophyllene 87-44-5 1427.14 1595.57 8.1%
dihydro-Nepetalactone (unknown isomer) 4581-72-0 1992.0 3.43%
beta-Farnesene 77129-48-7 1488.0 1663.25 2.14%
Humulene epoxide I 19888-33-6 1598.75 2008.5 1.63%
alpha-Humulene 6753-98-6 1461.43 1668.0 1.27%
Piperitone 89-81-6 1259.6 1732.71 1.12%
delta-3-Carene 13466-78-9 1011.57 1144.57 0.82%
Linalool 78-70-6 1101.14 1548.57 0.13%
1,8-Cineole 470-82-6 1033.29 1213.86 0.12%
beta-Pinene 127-91-3 979.0 1113.0 0.09%
Limonene 138-86-3 1032.0 1196.29 0.09%
alpha-Pinene 80-56-8 940.0 1020.71 0.08%
Myrcene 123-35-3 990.57 1161.14 0.08%
Total 95.75%