(-)-Carvone

(-)-p-Mentha-1(6),8-dien-2-one; (5R)-2-Methyl-5-(1-methylethenyl)cyclohex-2-enone; C₁₀H₁₄O = 150.2 (6485-40-1)

Liquid.

, about 0.965; , about 1.4998; , about -62; boiling point, about 230°.

Assay Gas chromatography (2.2.28) as prescribed in the test for chiral purity in the monograph on Caraway oil.

Content, minimum 99%.