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α-Selinene

Alpha-selinene is an isomer of selinene where the double bond in the octahydronaphthalene ring system is endocyclic (2R,4aR,8aR)-configuration.. It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is a member of octahydronaphthalenes and a selinene.

Summary from ChEBI, via PubChem.

Chemistry

Formula
C15H24
Molecular weight
204.35 g/mol
IUPAC name
(3R,4aR,8aR)-5,8a-dimethyl-3-prop-1-en-2-yl-2,3,4,4a,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalene
InChIKey
OZQAPQSEYFAMCY-QLFBSQMISA-N
SMILES
CC1=CCCC2(C1CC(CC2)C(=C)C)C
PubChem
CID 10856614 ↗

Contributing sources

  • PubChem
  • ChEBI
  • LOTUS

Found in

126 organisms, ranked by how many independent papers report the compound in each. Occurrence data from LOTUS, across 119 references.

Literature