(-)-Limonene

CAS: 5989-54-8

Ref. TR-L461745

Product Information

• Name: (-)-Limonene
• Synonyms: (4S)-4-Isopropenyl-1-methyl-cyclohexene,S-(-)-Limonene, Cyclohexene, 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethenyl)-, (4S)-, Cyclohexene, 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethenyl)-, (S)-, p-Mentha-1,8-diene, (S)-(-)- (8CI), (4S)-1-Methyl-4-(1-methylethenyl)cyclohexene, (-)-(4S)-Limonene, (-)-(S)-Limonene, (-)-α-Limonene, (4S)-1-Methyl-4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohex-1-ene, (4S)-Limonene, (S)-(-)-Limonene, (S)-1-Methyl-4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohex-1-ene, (S)-4-Isopropenyl-1-methyl-1-cyclohexene, (S)-Limonene, l-Carvene, l-Limonene
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Applications (-)-Limonene is present in blood oranges which show inhibition of angiogenesis in human colon cancer cells. Extracted from the oils of Mentha spicata it shows antimicrobial activity. Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the packageReferences Chidambara Murthy, K. et al.: Life Sci.,91, 429 (2012); Aggarwal, K. et al.: Flav. Frag. J., 17, 59 (2002)

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 136.23
• Formula: C₁₀H₁₆
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C10H16/c1-8(2)10-6-4-9(3)5-7-10/h4,10H,1,5-7H2,2-3H3/t10-/m1/s1