Compounds
Sandaracopimaric acid
The main resin acid of sandarac, named after it; also in some conifer resins. Polymerised with communic acid it gives sandarac its brittle, varnish-grade hardness.
| Role | diterpene resin acid |
|---|---|
| Formula | C20H30O2 |
| Molecular weight | 302.5 g/mol |
| IUPAC name | (1R,4aR,4bS,7R,10aR)-7-ethenyl-1,4a,7-trimethyl-3,4,4b,5,6,9,10,10a-octahydro-2H-phenanthrene-1-carboxylic acid |
| XLogP | 5.5 |
| PubChem CID | 221580 |
| Safety | No notable concern. |
Scent facets
- Odourless.
Found in
Also called
- SANDARACOPIMARIC ACID
- 471-74-9
- (-)-Sandaracopimaric acid
- Isodextropimaric acid
- P4BJH0IA3Z
- delta8(14)-Isopimaric acid