Spathulenol

Spathulenol
Names
	IUPAC name 6β,11-Cyclo-4α,5β-guai-10(14)-en-4-ol
	Systematic IUPAC name (1aR,4aR,7S,7aR,7bR)-1,1,7-Trimethyl-4-methylidenedecahydro-1H-cyclopropa[e]azulen-7-ol
	Other names Spatulenol
Identifiers
CAS Number	6750-60-3;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
PubChem CID	92231;
UNII	7XV9L96SJJ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID00881210 ;
	SMILES C[C@@]1(CC[C@@H]2[C@@H]1[C@H]3[C@H](C3(C)C)CCC2=C)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C15H24O
Molar mass	220.356 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Spathulenol is a tricyclic sesquiterpene alcohol which has a basic skeleton similar to the azulenes. It occurs in oregano among other plants.

History and occurrence edit

A volatile oil was extracted from waterwort distillery (Artemisia vulgaris) and tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus), from which the sesquiterpene alcohol spathulenol was isolated for the first time in 1975 as a colorless, viscous compound with an earth-aromatic odor and bitter-spicy taste.^[1]

References edit

^ Juell, S. Monrad-Krohn; Hansen, Rudolf; Jork, Hellmut (1976). "Neue Substanzen aus ätherischen Ölen verschiedener Artemisia-Species, 1. Mitt.: Spathulenol, ein azulenogener Sesquiterpenalkohol". Archiv der Pharmazie. 309 (6): 458–466. doi:10.1002/ardp.19763090605. PMID 962558. S2CID 95354157.

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[1] Juell, S. Monrad-Krohn; Hansen, Rudolf; Jork, Hellmut (1976). "Neue Substanzen aus ätherischen Ölen verschiedener Artemisia-Species, 1. Mitt.: Spathulenol, ein azulenogener Sesquiterpenalkohol". Archiv der Pharmazie. 309 (6): 458–466. doi:10.1002/ardp.19763090605. PMID 962558. S2CID 95354157.

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