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p-cymene; p-cymol; cymene; 1-isopropyl-4-methylbenzene; p-cimene; benzene,1-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-; 4-isopropyltoluene; para-cymene; 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-benzene


Name(s) p-cymene; p-cymol; cymene; 1-isopropyl-4-methylbenzene; p-cimene; benzene,1-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-; 4-isopropyltoluene; para-cymene; 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-benzene
Scientific name(s) isopropyltoluene; p-cymene; 4-isopropyltoluene; p-isopropyltoluene; dolcymene; para-cymene; p-cymol; paracymene; 99-87-6
Formula C10H14
Molecular mass 134.222
IUPAC name 1-methyl-4-propan-2-ylbenzene
INCHI InChI=1S/C10H14/c1-8(2)10-6-4-9(3)5-7-10/h4-8H,1-3H3
SMILE CC(C)C1=CC=C(C)C=C1
CAS ID 99-87-6
PubChem ID 7463
DrugBank ID Not available
CHEBI ID Not available
Description V. widely distributed in plant oils e.g. terpentine and citrus oils and many others. It is used in flavour industries. 1-Isopropyl-4-methylbenzene is found in many foods, some of which are green bell pepper, lemon balm, saffron, and sweet basil.