Limonene chemical structure

The major monoterpene hydrocarbons present in pepper oil are a- and (3-pinenes, sabinene and limonene. Chemical structures of major aroma compounds are illustrated in Fig. 2.1. 

The diversification and reactivity of oil components can decrease functionality and value. Table Gl.5.2 lists the market value for most citrus oils. Prices range from 0.45 per gallon for c/-limonene to 35.00 per gallon for Sicilian Mandarin. Figure Gl.5.6 presents chemical structures of compounds that are important to the flavor of citrus oils. 

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Figure 2.11 The molecuiar structure of the enantiomers of limonene (a, c) the chemical structure and ball-and-stick three-dimensional model of S-limonene (b, d) corresponding illustrations for R-limonene.

Fig. 1 Chemical structures of (co-)polymerizable monoterpenes (a) myrcene, (b) a-ocimene, (c) alloocimene, (d) citronellol, (e) geraniol, (f) linalool, (g) limonene (dipentene), (h) phellandrene, (i) a-terpineol, (j) a-pinene, and (k) P-pinene...

Liu et al. have reported on the total synthesis of 182 and 239 to verify their structural relationship and to confirm the relative and absolute configurations.The overall strategic plan involves (1) chemical conversion of epoxy alcohol 182 to lactone 239 via an intramolecular lactonization, (2) construction of the 14-membered cembrane ring with geometrically defined double bonds and substiments, (3) implementation of C-1 stereogenic center via a readily available chiral pool (i.e., 5-limonene), and (4) introduction of chiral epoxide functionality via a Sharpless... 

Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number CAS 5989-27-5 (Closely related to o-Limonene are L-Limonene (CAS 5989-54-8), Chemical Name (S)-l-Methyl-4-(l-methylethenyl) cyclohexene D,L-Limonene (commonly known as Dipen-tene) is a mixture of the above two isomers. The isomers are chemically identical except that their molecular structures are mirror images of one another (optical isomers) (CAS 138-86-3), Chemical Name l-Methyl-4-(l-methylethenyl) cyclohexene) Synonyms o-Limonene 4-Isopropenyl-l-methyl-cyclohexene (R)-( + )-Limonene ( + )-Limonene D-( + )-Limonene (o)-Limonene Limonene ... 

Figure 2. Structures of terpenoids chemically formed from linalool (1 ) at pH 3.5 (cf. Fig.1-4). (2) 2,4(8)-p-menthadiene (3) B-myrcene (4) a-phellandrene (5) cx-terpinene (6) limonene (7) B-phellandrene (8) (Z)-ocimene (9) y-terpinene (10) (E)-ocimene (11) p-cymene (12) terpinolene (13) (E,Z)-alloocimene (14) (E,E)-alloocimene (15) a-terpineol (16) 3,7-dimethyl-l-oct-ene-3,7-diol (17) 1,8-cineole (18) 2,2,6-trimethyl-2-vinyl-te-trahydropyran.

Following is the structure of limonene, the chemical component of oranges that is partly responsible for their citrus scent. Draw the hydrogens present in limonene and classify those bonded to sp hybridized carbons as 1°, 2°, or 3°. (See Example 3.4)... 

The release and the oxidation processes of the encapsulated D-limonene are closely related to the structural changes in the capsule matrices. Physico-chemical changes caused by the phase transition of carbohydrate from amorphous glass to rubbery are commonly expressed with the temperature difference between the storage temperature, T, and the glass transition temperature, Tg, of the carrier matrices, T — Tg. The idea is based on the fact that the viscosity (or relaxation time) of the carrier matrices follows the Wflliams-Landel-Ferry (WLF) equation expressed as a function of T — Tg (Williams et al., 1955). Therefore, the release rate constants k and the oxidation rate... 

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