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.
| Role | labdane diterpene alcohol |
|---|---|
| Formula | C20H36O2 |
| Molecular weight | 308.5 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 |
| XLogP | 4.9 |
| PubChem CID | 163263 |
| Safety | No 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