Flashcards: Monoterpenes

Eucalyptol is a natural organic compound that is a colorless liquid.

Piperitone is a natural monoterpene ketone which is a component of some essential oils.

Limonene is a colorless liquid hydrocarbon classified as a cyclic terpene.

Carene, or delta-3-carene, is a bicyclic monoterpene which occurs naturally as a constituent of turpentine, with a content as high as 42% depending on the source.

Menthol is an organic compound or obtained from corn mint, peppermint, or other mint oils.

Thymol (also known as 2-isopropyl-5-methylphenol, IPMP) is a natural monoterpene phenol derivative of cymene, C10H14O, isomeric with carvacrol, found in oil of thyme, and extracted from Thymus vulgaris (common thyme) and various other kinds of plants as a white crystalline substance of a pleasant aromatic odor and strong antiseptic properties.

Geraniol is a monoterpenoid and an alcohol.

Linalool (/lᵻˈnæloʊˌɒl, liː-, -loʊˌɔːl, -ləˌwɒl, -ləˌwoʊl/ or /ˌlɪnəˈluːl/) is a naturally occurring terpene alcohol chemical found in many flowers and spice plants with many commercial applications, the majority of which are based on its pleasant scent (floral, with a touch of spiciness).

Cantharidin is an odorless, colorless terpenoid secreted by many species of blister beetles, including broadly in genus Epicauta, and in species Lytta vesicatoria (Spanish fly).

Citral, or 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienal or lemonal, is either a pair, or a mixture of terpenoids with the molecular formula C10H16O.

Borneol is a bicyclic organic compound and a terpene.

Ocimenes are a group of isomeric hydrocarbons.

Citronellal or rhodinal or 3,7-dimethyloct-6-en-1-al (C10H18O) is a monoterpenoid, the main component in the mixture of terpenoid chemical compounds that give citronella oil its distinctive lemon scent.

Pulegone is a naturally occurring organic compound obtained from the essential oils of a variety of plants such as Nepeta cataria (catnip), Mentha piperita, and pennyroyal.

Phellandrene is the name for a pair of organic compounds that have a similar molecular structure and similar chemical properties.

Fenchone is a natural organic compound classified as a monoterpene and a ketone.

Nerol is a monoterpene found in many essential oils such as lemongrass and hops.

Terpinen-4-ol, also known as 4-Terpineol, is an organic compound in the terpene family.

Camphene is a bicyclic monoterpene.

Rose oxide is a fragrance chemical found in roses and rose oil.

Carvone is a member of a family of chemicals called terpenoids.

Fenchol or 1,3,3-trimethyl-2-norbornanol is a terpene and an isomer of borneol.

Citronellol, or dihydrogeraniol, is a natural acyclic monoterpenoid.

Ascaridole is a natural organic compound classified as a bicyclic monoterpene that has an unusual bridging peroxide functional group.

Pinene (C10H16) is a bicyclic monoterpene chemical compound.

Carvacrol, or cymophenol, C6H3CH3(OH)(C3H7), is a monoterpenoid phenol.

p-Cymene is a naturally occurring aromatic organic compound.

Menthyl acetate is a natural monoterpene which contributes to the smell and flavor of peppermint.

Linalyl acetate is a naturally occurring phytochemical found in many flowers and spice plants.

Terpineol is a naturally occurring monoterpene alcohol that has been isolated from a variety of sources such as cajuput oil, pine oil, and petitgrain oil.

Sabinene is a natural bicyclic monoterpene with the molecular formula C10H16.

Verbenone is a natural organic compound classified as a terpene that is found naturally in a variety of plants.

Thujone (/ˈθuːdʒoʊn/) is a ketone and a monoterpene that occurs naturally in two diastereomeric forms: (−)-α-thujone and (+)-β-thujone.

Myrcene, or β-myrcene, is an olefinic natural organic hydrocarbon.

The terpinenes are a group of isomeric hydrocarbons that are classified as terpenes.

Menthone is a naturally occurring organic compound with a molecular formula C10H18O.

Geranyl acetate is a natural organic compound that is classified as a monoterpene.

Lavandulol is a monoterpene alcohol found in a variety of essential oils such as lavender oil.

Umbellulone is a headache-inducing monoterpene ketone found in the leaves of the tree Umbellularia californica, sometimes known as the "headache tree".

Rhodinol is a monoterpene alcohol that occurs naturally in geranium and citronella oils.

Camphor (/ˈkæmfər/) is a waxy, flammable, white or transparent solid with a strong aroma.

Nerolic acid, also known as (Z)-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienoic acid is one of seven chemicals found in the Nasonov scent gland of honey-bees along with geraniol, geranic acid, (E)-citral, (Z)-citral, (E,E)-farnesol, and nerol.

Hinokitiol (β-thujaplicin) is a natural monoterpenoid found in the wood of trees in the family Cupressaceae.

α-Pinene is an organic compound of the terpene class, one of two isomers of pinene.

beta-Pinene (β-pinene) is a monoterpene, an organic compound found in plants.

Perilla ketone is a natural terpenoid that consists of a furan ring with a six-carbon side chain containing a ketone functional group.

2-Methylisoborneol (MIB) is an organic chemical with a strong odor.

Perillene is a natural monoterpene that consists of a furan ring with a six-carbon homoprenyl side chain.

Paramenthane hydroperoxide (PMHP) is an organic peroxide with a distinctive odor.

Epomediol (trade name Clesidren) is a synthetic terpenoid with choleretic effects.

Levoverbenone is an expectorant.

Lineatin is a pheromone produced by female striped ambrosia beetle, Trypodendron lineatum Olivier.

Menthoxypropanediol is a synthetic derivative of menthol.

(S)-Ipsdienol is a terpene alcohol.

Geranic acid, or 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienoic acid, is a pheromone used by some organisms.

8-Oxogeranial, also called 10-oxogeranial, is a monoterpene.

Thujene (or α-thujene) is a natural organic compound classified as a monoterpene.

Myrcenol is an organic compound, specifically a terpenoid.

Halomon is a polyhalogenated monoterpene first isolated from the marine red algae Portieria hornemannii.

Grapefruit mercaptan is the common name for a natural organic compound found in grapefruit.

Perillartine, also known as perillartin and perilla sugar, is a sweetener that is about 2000 times as sweet as sucrose.

Geranyl pyrophosphate (GPP), also known as geranyl diphosphate (GDP), is an intermediate in the HMG-CoA reductase pathway used by organisms in the biosynthesis of farnesyl pyrophosphate, geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate, cholesterol, terpenes and terpenoids

Cuminaldehyde, or 4-isopropylbenzaldehyde, is a natural organic compound with the molecular formula C10H12O.

Jasmolone is an irregular monoterpene.

8-Hydroxygeraniol (also called 10-hydroxygeraniol) is a monoterpene synthesized from geraniol by the enzyme geraniol 8-hydroxylase.

Sobrerol is a mucolytic.

Menthofuran is an organic compound found in a variety of essential oils including that of Pennyroyal.

Lavandulyl acetate is the acetate ester of lavandulol.

Picrocrocin is a monoterpene glycoside precursor of safranal.

Carveol is a natural unsaturated, monocyclic monoterpenoid alcohol that is a constituent of spearmint essential oil in the form of cis-(−)-carveol.

Perillaldehyde, or perilla aldehyde, is a natural organic compound found most abundantly in the annual herb perilla, but also in a wide variety of other plants and essential oils.

p-Menthane-3,8-diol, also known as para-menthane-3,8-diol, PMD, or menthoglycol, is an active ingredient used in insect repellents.

Bornane (or camphane) is a compound closely related to norbornane.

Safranal is an organic compound isolated from saffron, the spice consisting of the stigmas of crocus flowers (Crocus sativus).

Wine lactone is a pleasant smelling compound found naturally in apples, orange juice, grapefruit juice, orange essential oil, clementine peel oil and various grape wines.

Carvonic acid, or α-methylene-4-methyl-5-oxo-3-cyclohexene-1-acetic acid, is a terpenoid formed by metabolism of carvone in humans.

Chrysanthenone (C10H14O) is a terpene.

Chrysanthemic acid is an organic compound that is related to a variety of natural and synthetic insecticides.