1.0 2010-04-08 22:12:49 UTC 2018-05-29 01:29:31 UTC FDB017062 Hernandulcin Constituent of Lippia dulcis leaves and flowers. Natural sweetener more than 1000 times sweeter than sucrose Hernandulcin is a sesquiterpene with the molecular formula C15H24O2. By slightly modifying the compound, researchers have identified the two chemical groups which caused the sweet taste - the carbonyl group, and the hydroxyl group. The structure of hernandulcin is very simple, and after a panel of volunteers tasted hernandulcin, it was determined that it was 1,000 times sweeter than sugar. Hernandulcin also has a bitter aftertaste, and does not cause tooth decay, which would make it a good candidate for a mouthwash.; Hernandulcin is an intensely sweet chemical compound gained from the chiefly Mexican and South American plant Lippia dulcis. Hernandulcin C15H24O2 236.3499 236.177630012 6-(2-hydroxy-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)-3-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-one 6-(2-hydroxy-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)-3-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-one 95602-94-1 CC(C)=CCCC(C)(O)C1CCC(C)=CC1=O InChI=1S/C15H24O2/c1-11(2)6-5-9-15(4,17)13-8-7-12(3)10-14(13)16/h6,10,13,17H,5,7-9H2,1-4H3 HYQNKKAJVPMBDR-UHFFFAOYSA-N belongs to the class of organic compounds known as sesquiterpenoids. These are terpenes with three consecutive isoprene units. Sesquiterpenoids Organic compounds Lipids and lipid-like molecules Prenol lipids Sesquiterpenoids Aliphatic homomonocyclic compounds Cyclohexenones Hydrocarbon derivatives Organic oxides Tertiary alcohols Alcohol Aliphatic homomonocyclic compound Bisabolane sesquiterpenoid Carbonyl group Cyclic ketone Cyclohexenone Hydrocarbon derivative Ketone Organic oxide Organic oxygen compound Organooxygen compound Sesquiterpenoid Tertiary alcohol logp 3.17 ALOGPS logs -2.94 ALOGPS solubility 2.74e-01 g/l ALOGPS logp 3.43 ChemAxon pka_strongest_acidic 14.59 ChemAxon pka_strongest_basic -3 ChemAxon iupac 6-(2-hydroxy-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)-3-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-one ChemAxon average_mass 236.3499 ChemAxon mono_mass 236.177630012 ChemAxon smiles CC(C)=CCCC(C)(O)C1CCC(C)=CC1=O ChemAxon formula C15H24O2 ChemAxon inchi InChI=1S/C15H24O2/c1-11(2)6-5-9-15(4,17)13-8-7-12(3)10-14(13)16/h6,10,13,17H,5,7-9H2,1-4H3 ChemAxon inchikey HYQNKKAJVPMBDR-UHFFFAOYSA-N ChemAxon polar_surface_area 37.3 ChemAxon refractivity 72.75 ChemAxon polarizability 28.42 ChemAxon rotatable_bond_count 4 ChemAxon acceptor_count 2 ChemAxon donor_count 1 ChemAxon physiological_charge 0 ChemAxon formal_charge 0 ChemAxon Specdb::CMs 13334 Specdb::CMs 45582 Specdb::CMs 157955 Specdb::MsMs 9995 Specdb::MsMs 9996 Specdb::MsMs 9997 Specdb::MsMs 16667 Specdb::MsMs 16668 Specdb::MsMs 16669 Specdb::MsMs 2765279 Specdb::MsMs 2765280 Specdb::MsMs 2765281 Specdb::MsMs 2944473 Specdb::MsMs 2944474 Specdb::MsMs 2944475 HMDB37906 #<Reference:0x000055ce32672158>