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.

· Atlas · Compounds

Sandaracopimaric acid
Rolediterpene resin acid
FormulaC20H30O2
Molecular weight302.5 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
XLogP5.5
PubChem CID221580
SafetyNo notable concern.

Scent facets

  • Odourless.

Found in

Also called

  • SANDARACOPIMARIC ACID
  • 471-74-9
  • (-)-Sandaracopimaric acid
  • Isodextropimaric acid
  • P4BJH0IA3Z
  • delta8(14)-Isopimaric acid

Data: PubChem, GBIF (retrieved 2026-09-09); descriptions by Benjuí.