α-Ionone

• Catalog No.: I731275
• CAS Number: 127-41-3
• M. F.: C13H20O
• M. W.: 192.2973

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: (3E)-4-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-yl)but-3-en-2-one
• IUPAC Traditional name: α-ionone
• Synonyms: (3E)-4-(2,6,6-Trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)3-buten-2-one; (E)-α-Ionone; (E)-4-(2,6,6-Trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-3-buten-2-one; (±)-trans-α-Ionone; (±)-α-Ionone; 4-(2,6,6-Trimethyl-2-cyclohexenyl)-3-buten-2-one; (5E)-Ionone; trans-α-Ionone; α-Cyclocitrylideneacetone

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 127-41-3

DETAILS

Description (English)

An aroma compound commonly found in essential oils such as rose oil. It is a degradation products of caratenoids produced by caratenoid cleavage dioxygenases (CCD).

REFERENCES

• Susanne, B. et al.: J. Exp. Botany, 61, 2967 (2010)
• Hu, H. et al.: Arch. Pham. res., 32, 699 (2010)