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(+)-Piperitone

CAS 6091-50-5

(+)-Piperitone chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

(+)-Piperitone in plain language

What it is

Also known as D-piperitone · Piperitone, d- · (6S)-3-Methyl-6-(propan-2-yl)cyclohex-2-en-1-one · (6S)-3-methyl-6-propan-2-ylcyclohex-2-en-1-one · 2-CYCLOHEXEN-1-ONE, 3-METHYL-6-(1-METHYETHYL)-, (s)- · (S)-3-methyl-6-(1-methylethyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-one

Show all 14 names

(S)-piperitone · 2-Cyclohexen-1-one, 3-methyl-6-(1-methylethyl)-, (6S)- · 2-Cyclohexen-1-one, 3-methyl-6-(1-methylethyl)-, (S)- · 3-METHYL-6-(1-METHYLETHYL)-2-CYCLOHEXEN-1-ONE, (s)- · Piperitone, alpha- · UNII-8ZZ2GU5WBU · alpha-Piperitone · d-Piperitone (natural)

What it does

Used in consumer products as a fragrance ingredient and a flavouring.

  • Fragrance
  • Flavouring
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. (+)-Piperitone appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance, Flavouring and nutrient.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance, Flavouring and nutrient.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for (+)-Piperitone yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated February 8, 2019

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed (+)-Piperitone in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

2

Typical roles

FragranceFlavouring
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