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Also known as patchouli camphor, patchoulic alcohol, patchoulanol, [1R-(1alpha,4beta,4aalpha,6beta,8aalpha)]-octahydro-4,8a,9,9-tetramethyl-1,6-methano-1(2H)-naphthol, (-)-(1R,3R,6S,7S,8S)-2,2,6,8-tetramethyltricyclo[5.3.1.0(3,8)]undecan-3-ol, (-)-patchoulol, (-)-patchouli alcohol

Patchoulol or patchouli alcohol (C15H26O) is a sesquiterpene alcohol found in patchouli (Pogostemon cablin). Patchouli oil is an important material in perfumery. The (−)-optical isomer is one of the organic compounds responsible for the typical patchouli scent. Patchoulol is obtained industrially from patchouli leaf fermentation.

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222.198365
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chemical formula
C₁₅H₂₆O
canonical SMILES
CC1CCC2(C(C3CCC2(C1C3)C)(C)C)O
isomeric SMILES
C[C@H]1CC[C@@]2([C@@]3([C@H]1C[C@H](C2(C)C)CC3)C)O
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Patchoulol or patchouli alcohol (C15H26O) is a sesquiterpene alcohol found in patchouli (Pogostemon cablin). Patchouli oil is an important material in perfumery. The (−)-optical isomer is one of the organic compounds responsible for the typical patchouli scent. Patchoulol is obtained industrially from patchouli leaf fermentation.

Patchoulol is also used in the synthesis of the chemotherapy drug Taxol.

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