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Geranyllinalool

technical, ≥90% (GC)

Synonym(s):

3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-1,6,10,14-hexadecatetraen-3-ol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H34O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
290.48
Beilstein:
6713421
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

grade

technical

Quality Level

Assay

≥90% (GC)

refractive index

n20/D 1.490

density

0.885 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

C\C(C)=C/CC\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\CCC(C)(O)C=C

InChI

1S/C20H34O/c1-7-20(6,21)16-10-15-19(5)14-9-13-18(4)12-8-11-17(2)3/h7,11,13,15,21H,1,8-10,12,14,16H2,2-6H3/b18-13+,19-15+

InChI key

IQDXAJNQKSIPGB-HQSZAHFGSA-N

General description

Geranyllinalool is a diterpene alcohol, commonly used as a fragrant. It imparts insecticidal property to xylophagous insects and pine wood.

Application

Geranyllinalool has been used in studying its influence on pyocyanin and Pseudomonas quinolone signal (PQS) production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It may be used as a starting material in the synthesis of teprenone by reacting with acetylated Meldrum′s acid.

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

354.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

179 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Diketene and Acetylated Meldrum's Acid: Agents for a Facile Teprenone Synthesis via Carroll Rearrangement.
De Castro KA, et al.
Bull. Korean Chem. Soc., 30(9), 2155-2157 (2009)
Jiao Xie et al.
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Oleocellosis is a serious physiological disorder in citrus fruit that mainly results in appearance and quality deterioration. It has been well established that the occurrence of oleocellosis is highly correlated with the release of peel oil from citrus fruit, while
Sol A Green et al.
Journal of experimental botany, 63(5), 1951-1967 (2011-12-14)
Flowers of the kiwifruit species Actinidia chinensis produce a mixture of sesquiterpenes derived from farnesyl diphosphate (FDP) and monoterpenes derived from geranyl diphosphate (GDP). The tertiary sesquiterpene alcohol (E)-nerolidol was the major emitted volatile detected by headspace analysis. Contrastingly, in
Geranyllinalool (Diterpene Alcohol).
Lemaire M, et al.
Journal of Chemical Ecology, 16(6), 2067-2079 (1990)
Elsa Youngsteadt et al.
PloS one, 5(12), e15822-e15822 (2011-01-07)
In lowland Amazonian rainforests, specific ants collect seeds of several plant species and cultivate them in arboreal carton nests, forming species-specific symbioses called ant-gardens (AGs). In this obligate mutualism, ants depend on the plants for nest stability and the plants

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