Nootkatone

• Formula: C₁₅H₂₂O
• Molecular weight: 218.3346
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C15H22O/c1-10(2)12-5-6-13-8-14(16)7-11(3)15(13,4)9-12/h8,11-12H,1,5-7,9H2,2-4H3/t11-,12-,15+/m0/s1 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: WTOYNNBCKUYIKC-SLEUVZQESA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 4674-50-4
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: 2(3H)-Naphthalenone, 4,4a,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-4,4a-dimethyl-6-(1-methylethenyl)-, [4R-(4α,4aα,6β)]-; (4R,4aS,6R)-4,4a-Dimethyl-6-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8-hexahydronaphthalen-2(3H)-one; 4βH,5α-Eremophila-1(10),11-dien-2-one; 4βH,5α-Eremorphila-1(10)11-dien-2-one; 4,4a,5,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4,4a-dimethyl-6-(1-methylethenyl)-2(3H)-naphthalenone, [4R-(4α,4aα,6β)]-; 6-Isopropenyl-4,4a-dimethyl-4,4a,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-2(3H)-naphthalenone-, [4R-(4α,4aα,6β)]-; (+)-5,6-dimethyl-8-isopropenylbicyclo[4.4.0]dec-1-en-3-one; 2(3H)-Naphthalenone, 4,4a,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-4,4a-dimethyl-6-(1-methylethenyl)-, (4R,4aS,6R)-; (+)-Nootkatone; Nootkanone; Nootkatane; [4R-(4α,4aα,6β)]-4,4a,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-4,4a-dimethyl-6-(1-methylvinyl)naphthalen-2(3H)-one
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Gas Chromatography

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References

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