Homocapsaicin

Homocapsaicin
Identifiers
CAS number 58493-48-4
PubChem 11674147
ChemSpider 9848876 Y
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Properties
Molecular formula C19H29NO3
Molar mass 319.43 g/mol
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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Homocapsaicin is a capsaicinoid and analog and congener of capsaicin in chili peppers (Capsicum). Like capsaicin it is an irritant. Homocapsaicin accounts for about 1% of the total capsaicinoids mixture and has about half the pungency of capsaicin. Pure homocapsaicin is a lipophilic colorless odorless crystalline to waxy compound. On the Scoville scale it has 8 600 000 SHU (Scoville heat units).

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