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β-Eudesmol

Beta-eudesmol is a carbobicyclic compound that is trans-decalin substituted at positions 2, 4a, and 8 by 2-hydroxypropan-2-yl, methyl and methylidene groups, respectively (the 2R,4aR,8aS-diastereoisomer). It has a role as a volatile oil component. It is a tertiary alcohol, a carbobicyclic compound and a eudesmane sesquiterpenoid.

Summary from ChEBI, via PubChem.

Chemistry

Formula
C15H26O
Molecular weight
222.37 g/mol
IUPAC name
2-[(2R,4aR,8aS)-4a-methyl-8-methylidene-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8a-octahydronaphthalen-2-yl]propan-2-ol
InChIKey
BOPIMTNSYWYZOC-VNHYZAJKSA-N
SMILES
CC12CCCC(=C)C1CC(CC2)C(C)(C)O
PubChem
CID 91457 ↗

Contributing sources

  • PubChem
  • ChEBI
  • LOTUS

Found in

The 240 best-attested of 247 organisms, ranked by how many independent papers report the compound in each. Occurrence data from LOTUS, across 224 references.

Literature