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fenchol
Sign in to saveAlso known as fenchyl alcohol, fenchyl alcohols, fenchols, 3,3-dimethyl-8,9-dinorbornan-2-ol, (+)-Fenchol, 2-Fenchanol, 2-Norbornanol, 3,3-Dimethyl-8,9-dinorbornan-2-ol
Fenchol or 1,3,3-trimethyl-2-norbornanol is a monoterpenoid and an isomer of borneol. It is a colorless or white solid. It occurs widely in nature.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H18O
- Molecular weight
- 154.25 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1,3,3-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-ol
- SMILES
- CC1(C2CCC(C2)(C1O)C)C
- InChIKey
- IAIHUHQCLTYTSF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.5
- Polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- carbon
- Mass
- 154.135765
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- found in taxon
- Salvia officinalis
- chemical formula
- C₁₀H₁₈O
- canonical SMILES
- CC1(C2CCC(C2)(C1O)C)C
- Commons category
- Fenchol
- has characteristic
- bitterness
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Encyclopedic overview
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Fenchol or 1,3,3-trimethyl-2-norbornanol is a monoterpenoid and an isomer of borneol. It is a colorless or white solid. It occurs widely in nature.
The naturally occurring enantiomere (1R)-endo-(+)-fenchol is used extensively in perfumery. Fenchol gives basil its characteristic scent, and comprises 15.9% of the volatile oils of some species of Aster.
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