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patchouli alcohol
Sign in to saveAlso 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.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C15H26O
- Molecular weight
- 222.37 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (1R,3R,6S,7S,8S)-2,2,6,8-tetramethyltricyclo[5.3.1.03,8]undecan-3-ol
- SMILES
- C[C@H]1CC[C@@]2([C@@]3([C@H]1C[C@H](C2(C)C)CC3)C)O
- InChIKey
- GGHMUJBZYLPWFD-CUZKYEQNSA-N
- XLogP
- 4.1
- Polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 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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