Title:  Jasmonic Acid 
CAS Registry Number:  6894-38-8 
CAS Name:  (1R,2R)-3-Oxo-2-(2Z)-2-penten-ylcyclopentaneacetic acid 
Additional Names:  (1S,2S)-3-oxo-2-(2¢-cis-pentenyl)cyclopentan-1-acetate;  JA 
Molecular Formula:  C12H18O3 
Molecular Weight:  210.27 
Percent Composition:  C 68.54%, H 8.63%, O 22.83% 
Literature References:  Naturally occurring plant growth inhibitor.  Orginally isolated from jasmin flowers as the methyl ester, the major aroma component:  E. Demole et al., Helv. Chim. Acta 45, 675 (1962).  Isoln of the free acid from Lasiodiplodia theobromae:  D. C. Aldridge et al., J. Chem. Soc. 1971, 1623; by fermentation:  D. Broadbent et al., GB 1286266 (1972 to ICI).  Occurrence in plants:  A. Meyer et al., J. Plant Growth Regul. 3, 1 (1984).  NMR characterization:  A. Husain et al., J. Nat. Prod. 56, 2008 (1993).  Quantification by GC/MS:  M. J. Mueller, W. Brodschelm, Anal. Biochem. 218, 425 (1994).  Resoln of racemate:  R. Kramell et al., Phytochem. Anal. 7, 209 (1996).  Review of role in plant development:  Y. Koda, Int. Rev. Cytol. 135, 155-199 (1992); of biochemisty and physiology:  G. Sembdner, B. Parthier, Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. Plant Mol. Biol. 44, 569-589 (1993); of signaling in plants:  P. Staswick, Curr. Top. Plant Physiol. 11, 14-23 (1993). 
Properties:  Colorless oil.  nD23 1.486.  [a]D25 -73° (c = 1 in CH3OH). 
Optical Rotation:  [a]D25 -73° (c = 1 in CH3OH) 
Index of refraction:  nD23 1.486 
  
Derivative Type:  Methyl ester  
CAS Registry Number:  1211-29-6 
Additional Names:  (-)-Methyl cis-2-pent-2¢-enyl-3-oxocyclopentylacetate;  JA-ME;  MeJA;  methyl jasmonate 
Molecular Formula:  C13H20O3 
Molecular Weight:  224.30 
Percent Composition:  C 69.61%, H 8.99%, O 21.40% 
Properties:  Colorless liquid with a sharp persistent odor.  nD21.8 1.4730.  [a]D -76.5° (c = 3.4 in CH3OH).  d422.6 1.021. 
Optical Rotation:  [a]D -76.5° (c = 3.4 in CH3OH) 
Index of refraction:  nD21.8 1.4730 
Density:  d422.6 1.021 
  
Use:  Methyl ester in perfumes.   |