1.0 2010-04-08 22:05:58 UTC 2025-11-18 22:54:04 UTC FDB003833 alpha-Carvone Carvone, also known as 2-methyl-5-(1-methylethenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-one or 2-methyl-5-isopropenyl-2-cyclohexenone, is a member of the class of compounds known as menthane monoterpenoids. Menthane monoterpenoids are monoterpenoids with a structure based on the o-, m-, or p-menthane backbone. P-menthane consists of the cyclohexane ring with a methyl group and a (2-methyl)-propyl group at the 1 and 4 ring position, respectively. The o- and m- menthanes are much rarer, and presumably arise by alkyl migration of p-menthanes. Carvone is slightly soluble (in water) and an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). Carvone can be found primarily in saliva and urine. Within the cell, carvone is primarily located in the membrane (predicted from logP). It can also be found in the extracellular space. Carvone is a member of a family of chemicals called terpenoids. Carvone is found naturally in many essential oils, but is most abundant in the oils from seeds of caraway (Carum carvi), spearmint (Mentha spicata), and dill . C10H14O 150.221 150.104465071 2-methyl-5-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohex-2-en-1-one carvone 99-49-0 CC(=C)C1CC=C(C)C(=O)C1 InChI=1S/C10H14O/c1-7(2)9-5-4-8(3)10(11)6-9/h4,9H,1,5-6H2,2-3H3 ULDHMXUKGWMISQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N belongs to the class of organic compounds known as menthane monoterpenoids. These are monoterpenoids with a structure based on the o-, m-, or p-menthane backbone. P-menthane consists of the cyclohexane ring with a methyl group and a (2-methyl)-propyl group at the 1 and 4 ring position, respectively. The o- and m- menthanes are much rarer, and presumably arise by alkyl migration of p-menthanes. Menthane monoterpenoids Organic compounds Lipids and lipid-like molecules Prenol lipids Monoterpenoids Aliphatic homomonocyclic compounds Cyclohexenones Hydrocarbon derivatives Monocyclic monoterpenoids Organic oxides Aliphatic homomonocyclic compound Carbonyl group Cyclic ketone Cyclohexenone Hydrocarbon derivative Ketone Monocyclic monoterpenoid Organic oxide Organic oxygen compound Organooxygen compound P-menthane monoterpenoid a carvone botanical anti-fungal agent carvones logp 2.77 ALOGPS logs -2.11 ALOGPS solubility 1.16e+00 g/l ALOGPS logp 2.55 ChemAxon pka_strongest_basic -4.7 ChemAxon iupac 2-methyl-5-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohex-2-en-1-one ChemAxon average_mass 150.221 ChemAxon mono_mass 150.104465071 ChemAxon smiles CC(=C)C1CC=C(C)C(=O)C1 ChemAxon formula C10H14O ChemAxon inchi InChI=1S/C10H14O/c1-7(2)9-5-4-8(3)10(11)6-9/h4,9H,1,5-6H2,2-3H3 ChemAxon inchikey ULDHMXUKGWMISQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N ChemAxon polar_surface_area 17.07 ChemAxon refractivity 47.17 ChemAxon polarizability 17.66 ChemAxon rotatable_bond_count 1 ChemAxon acceptor_count 1 ChemAxon donor_count 0 ChemAxon physiological_charge 0 ChemAxon formal_charge 0 ChemAxon Specdb::EiMs 1540 Specdb::CMs 2762 Specdb::CMs 28425 Specdb::CMs 31770 Specdb::CMs 31792 Specdb::CMs 101764 Specdb::CMs 101765 Specdb::CMs 101766 Specdb::CMs 162427 Specdb::MsMs 53556 Specdb::MsMs 53557 Specdb::MsMs 53558 Specdb::MsMs 135495 Specdb::MsMs 135496 Specdb::MsMs 135497 Specdb::MsMs 2753728 Specdb::MsMs 2753729 Specdb::MsMs 2753730 Specdb::MsMs 2952438 Specdb::MsMs 2952439 Specdb::MsMs 2952440 HMDB0035824 Caraway Type 1 specific Carum carvi 48032 Dill Type 1 specific Anethum graveolens 40922 Mandarin orange (Clementine, Tangerine) Type 1 specific Citrus reticulata 85571 basil fennel mint