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LIMONENE

C10H16

136.23 g/mol

2D structure for LIMONENE

Molecular properties

Formula
C10H16
Molar mass
136.23 g·mol−1
Exact mass
136.1252 Da
3
0
0
0.00 Ų
3.4 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
138-86-3
PubChem CID
22311

Interactions

Polarity
Often weakly polar or nonpolar unless other structural features dominate.
Acid-base behavior
Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
Intermolecular forces
Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.

Functional groups

Aromatic ring

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp3.4PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • (+/-)-Limonene
  • 1,8-p-Menthadiene
  • 1-Methyl-4-(1-methylethenyl)cyclohexene
  • 1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohexene
  • 138-86-3
  • Cajeputen
  • Cajeputene
  • Cinen
Show all 22 synonyms
  • Cinene
  • Cyclohexene, 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethenyl)-
  • DL-Limonene
  • Dipenten
  • Dipentene
  • Eulimen
  • Flavor orange
  • Kautschin
  • Limonen
  • Nesol
  • Orange flavor
  • RefChem:1055817
  • alpha-Limonene
  • p-Mentha-1,8-diene

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
CC1=CCC(CC1)C(=C)C
Isomeric SMILES
CC1=CCC(CC1)C(=C)C
InChI
InChI=1S/C10H16/c1-8(2)10-6-4-9(3)5-7-10/h4,10H,1,5-7H2,2-3H3
InChIKey
XMGQYMWWDOXHJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
22311

Spectroscopy

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IR spectrum

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Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile

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Peak assignments

3030 cm−1aromatic C-H (simulated)
1600 cm−1aromatic C=C (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for LIMONENE; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for LIMONENE; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

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PubChem(link only)

simulated IR

ChemForge original educational simulation.

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