BETA-NEPETALACTONE

Structure

2D structure of BETA-NEPETALACTONE
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3D model

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Names and identifiers

Name

BETA-NEPETALACTONE

Also reported as

EPINEPETALACTONE

IUPAC name

(4aS,7S,7aS)-4,7-dimethyl-5,6,7,7a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-1(4aH)-one

SMILES

C[C@H]1CC[C@H]2[C@H]1C(=O)OC=C2C

General information

Molecular formula

C10H14O2

Molecular weight

166.22 g/mol

Monoisotopic mass

166.0994 Da

Classification

Pathway:
Superclass:
Class:
Glycoside:
No

Chemical classification: NPClassifier (Kim et al., 2021)

Plants with the compound

Plant Plant part Amount Reference
Nepeta cataria L. - 125-2730 ppm
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Nepeta cataria L. - 10-4000 ppm
Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Nepeta cataria L. essential oil 1000-400000 ppm
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.