Spathulenol

Spathulenol

Spathulenol

Chemical compound

Spathulenol is a tricyclic sesquiterpene alcohol which has a basic skeleton similar to the azulenes. It occurs in oregano among other plants.

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History and occurrence

A volatile oil was extracted from waterwort distillery (Artemisia vulgaris) and tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus), from which the sesquiterpene alcohol spathulenol was isolated for the first time in 1975 as a colorless, viscous compound with an earth-aromatic odor and bitter-spicy taste.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Juell, S. Monrad-Krohn; Hansen, Rudolf; Jork, Hellmut (1976). "Neue Substanzen aus ätherischen Ölen verschiedener Artemisia-Species, 1. Mitt.: Spathulenol, ein azulenogener Sesquiterpenalkohol". Archiv der Pharmazie. 309 (6): 458–466. doi:10.1002/ardp.19763090605. PMID 962558. S2CID 95354157.
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