Compounds · Sesquiterpenes · Terpenoid pathway
Zingiberene
Also known as α-Zingiberene — an analysis may use any of these names
Dried ginger, warm, slightly earthy. The ginger that remains after the citrusy top has gone.
- CAS
- 495-60-3
- Formula
- C15H24
- Molar mass
- 204.36
- Odour threshold
- —
- Boiling point
- ≈ 269 °C at atmospheric pressure
Volatility
150 °C290 °C
Where it comes from
Biosynthetic pathway: Terpenoid pathway — plants build them from identical five-carbon blocks.
Why it sits where it does
A fifteen-carbon sesquiterpene with no functional group, but its large mass is enough to push the boiling point up towards 270 degrees.
Where else you meet it
Dried ginger is the main source. Also found in turmeric and some other members of the ginger family.