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fenchone Chem.|ˈfɛntʃəʊn|
[ad. G. fenchon (O. Wallach 1891, in Ann. der Chem. CCLXIII. 129), f. G. fenchel fennel: see -one.]
An oily liquid with a camphor-like smell which occurs naturally in two enantiomorphic forms in various essential oils (as fennel oil and thuja oil) and is chemically a bicyclic ketone, C10H16O, of the terpene series.
1891Jrnl. Chem. Soc. LX. ii. 1082 In many fennel oils a liquid, camphor-like substance occurs. This compound is called fenchone, and is isomeric with camphor. 1932J. L. Simonsen Terpenes II. i. vi. 569 Fenchone is distinguished from other dicyclic ketones by its low boiling-point. 1949E. Guenther Essential Oils II. 420 Fenchone serves mainly as an odor adjunct in room sprays and bath preparations of pine character. 1953[see fenchane]. 1955Jrnl. Indian Chem. Soc. XXXII. 228 The essential oil of Brunella vulgaris, Linn has been found to consist mainly of d-camphor and d-fenchone. |