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α-santalol
Sign in to saveAlso known as alpha-santalol, [R(Z)]-5-(2,3-dimethyltricyclo[2.2.1.0(2,6)]hept-3-yl)-2-methyl-2-penten-1-ol, Sandal, (+)-alpha-Santalol, d-alpha-Santalol, cis-alpha-Santalol, Santalol A, (Z)-alpha-Santalol
α-Santalol ('''alpha-santalol') is an organic compound that is classified as a sesquiterpene. It comprises about 55% of the oil of sandalwood, another less abundant component being β-santalol. As of 2002, about 60 tons of sandalwood oil are produced annually by steam distillation of the heartwood of Santalum album''. It is a valued component for perfumes.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C15H24O
- Molecular weight
- 220.35 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (Z)-5-[(1S,3R,6R)-2,3-dimethyl-3-tricyclo[2.2.1.02,6]heptanyl]-2-methylpent-2-en-1-ol
- SMILES
- C/C(=C/CC[C@@]1(C2C[C@H]3C1([C@H]3C2)C)C)/CO
- InChIKey
- PDEQKAVEYSOLJX-RQGDDBKYSA-N
- XLogP
- 4
- 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
- Mass
- 220.182709
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- found in taxon
- Santalum album
- chemical formula
- C₁₅H₂₄O
- canonical SMILES
- CC(=C(CCC1(C)C2(CC3(C(C2)(C31C)[H])[H])[H])[H])CO
- isomeric SMILES
- C/C(=C(/CC[C@]1(C)[C@@]2(CC3(C(C2)([C@]31C)[H])[H])[H])\[H])/CO
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Encyclopedic overview
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α-Santalol ('''alpha-santalol') is an organic compound that is classified as a sesquiterpene. It comprises about 55% of the oil of sandalwood, another less abundant component being β-santalol. As of 2002, about 60 tons of sandalwood oil are produced annually by steam distillation of the heartwood of Santalum album. It is a valued component for perfumes.
Because of concerns about the sustainability of sandalwood tree cultivation, scientists have developed routes to α-santalol and β-santalol via fermentation, including using Rhodobacter sphaeroides. BASF launched its version under their Isobionics brand in July 2020.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “α-santalol” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.