Nordihydrocapsaicin
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| Systematic name | Nordihydrocapsaicin |
| Chemical formula | CxHxNxOx |
| Molecular mass | xx.xx g/mol |
| Density | x.xxx g/cm3 |
| Melting point | xx.x °C |
| Boiling point | xx.x °C |
| CAS number | [xx-xx-xx] |
| SMILES | xxxxx |
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Nordihydrocapsaicin is a capsaicinoid and analog and congener of capsaicin in chili peppers (Capsicum).
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[edit] Properties
Like capsaicin, it is an irritant. Nordihydrocapsaicin accounts for about 7% of the total capsaicinoids mixture and has about half the pungency of capsaicin. Pure nordihydrocapsaicin is a lipophilic colorless odorless crystalline to waxy compound.
