Compounds

Sclareol

From clary sage rather than a resin, but the industrial starting material for Ambrox and therefore the bridge between labdanum-type chemistry and the modern amber note.

· Atlas · Compounds

Sclareol
Rolelabdane diterpene alcohol
FormulaC20H36O2
Molecular weight308.5 g/mol
IUPAC name(1R,2R,4aS,8aS)-1-[(3R)-3-hydroxy-3-methylpent-4-enyl]-2,5,5,8a-tetramethyl-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-2-ol
XLogP4.9
PubChem CID163263
SafetyNo notable concern.

Scent facets

  • Sweet, ambery, faintly herbal-tobacco.

Found in

Also called

  • Sclareol
  • 515-03-7
  • labd-14-ene-8,13-diol
  • DTXSID0047111
  • (13R)-Labd-14-ene-8,13-diol
  • (-)-SCLAREOL

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