2D Structure

3D Structure

Mesityl Oxide


Properties
PID PID00153
Mol. Weight 98.145 g/mol
LogP 1.7
Water solubility In water, 28,900 mg/L
Hydrogen Bond Donor 0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor 1
Rotatable Bonds 1
XLogP3-AA 1.4

Mesityl Oxide

Identifiers
Formula C6H10O
PubChem CID 8858
FEMA 3368
Flavor Profile Commercial Grade Exhibits An Unpleasant Odor, Peppermint- Or Honey-Like Odor, Oily Taste;
Smiles CC(=O)C=C(C)C
InChl Key SHOJXDKTYKFBRD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChl InChI=1S/C6H10O/c1-5(2)4-6(3)7/h4H,1-3H3
CAS Registry Number 141-79-7
IUPAC Systematic Name 4-methylpent-3-en-2-one

Organ Location Map/System Distribution of Pungent Flavor Compounds’ Targets


Note: Known Targets (Gene) from 6952 literatures, DrugBank (http://www.drugbank.ca/), STITCH (http://stitch.embl.de/), ChEMBL (https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/), Therapeutic Target Database (http://bidd.nus.edu.sg/group/ttd/), and Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD, http://ctdbase.org/)


Related Pungent TCM

English Name Pinyin Name (Chinese Name) Latin Name Properties in TCM merdians View Graph
Ardisiae japonicaeAi Di Cha(矮地茶)Japanese Ardisia HerbMild,Pungent,BitterSpleen,HeartView Graph
Dahurian RhododendronMan Shan Hong (满山红)Rhododendri Daurici FoliumCold, Pungent, BitterLiver, Heart, LungView Graph

Pharmacological action

Mesityl oxide is a ,-unsaturated ketone with the formula CH3C(O)CH=C(CH3)2. This compound is a colorless, volatile liquid with a honey-like odor



Note: Click anywhere in the blank, you can drag the whole dynamic diagram. Click on a node, you can drag his location to see it more clearly. The blue circle represents pharmacology, toxicology, or daily use. Orange hexagon represents the pungent compounds.

References

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesityl_oxide

2. Williams M. The Merck Index: an Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. Merck Inc., Whitehouse Station/Rahway, New Jersey, October 2006. Cloth 0‐911910‐00X. $125. pp. 2564[J]. Drug Development Research, 2006, 67(11): 870-870.