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sclareol
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Sclareol is a fragrant chemical compound found in Salvia sclarea, from which it derives its name. It is classified as a bicyclic diterpene alcohol having roles in plant growth, development, defense, and attraction of pollinators.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C20H36O2
- Molecular weight
- 308.5 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (1R,2R,4aS,8aS)-1-[(3R)-3-hydroxy-3-methylpent-4-enyl]-2,5,5,8a-tetramethyl-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-2-ol
- SMILES
- C[C@]12CCCC([C@@H]1CC[C@@]([C@@H]2CC[C@](C)(C=C)O)(C)O)(C)C
- InChIKey
- XVULBTBTFGYVRC-HHUCQEJWSA-N
- XLogP
- 4.9
- Polar surface area
- 40.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- carbon
- Mass
- 308.271530392
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- Commons category
- Sclareol
- isomeric SMILES
- C[C@]12CCCC([C@@H]1CC[C@@]([C@@H]2CC[C@](C)(C=C)O)(C)O)(C)C
- chemical formula
- C₂₀H₃₆O₂
- canonical SMILES
- OC(C=C)(C)CCC1C(O)(C)CCC2C(C)(C)CCCC12C
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Plant synthesis and function
- Manufacturing
- References
Sclareol is a fragrant chemical compound found in Salvia sclarea, from which it derives its name. It is classified as a bicyclic diterpene alcohol having roles in plant growth, development, defense, and attraction of pollinators.
It is an amber-colored solid with a sweet, herbaceous, balsamic scent used as a fragrance in perfume manufacturing, and as a flavoring agent. Sclareol is the most common starting material for manufacturing ambroxide (tradenames, Ambrox or Ambroxan), which is used as a fixative in commercial perfumes.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “sclareol” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.