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Geranyllinalool

technical, ≥90% (GC)

Synonym(s):

3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-1,6,10,14-hexadecatetraen-3-ol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H34O
CAS Number:
1113-21-9
Molecular Weight:
290.48
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
329757417
EC Number:
214-201-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
6713421
MDL number:
MFCD00059363

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Product Name

Geranyllinalool, technical, ≥90% (GC)

InChI

1S/C20H34O/c1-7-20(6,21)16-10-15-19(5)14-9-13-18(4)12-8-11-17(2)3/h7,11,13,15,21H,1,8-10,12,14,16H2,2-6H3/b18-13+,19-15+

InChI key

IQDXAJNQKSIPGB-HQSZAHFGSA-N

SMILES string

C\C(C)=C/CC\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\CCC(C)(O)C=C

grade

technical

assay

≥90% (GC)

refractive index

n20/D 1.490

density

0.885 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

functional group

hydroxyl

Quality Level

100

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Application

Geranyllinalool has been used in studying its influence on pyocyanin and Pseudomonas quinolone signal (PQS) production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It may be used as a starting material in the synthesis of teprenone by reacting with acetylated Meldrum′s acid.

General description

Geranyllinalool is a diterpene alcohol, commonly used as a fragrant. It imparts insecticidal property to xylophagous insects and pine wood.

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GHS07

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

354.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

179 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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382938/1
342022/1

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Jiao Xie et al.
Food chemistry, 243, 269-276 (2017-11-18)
Oleocellosis is a serious physiological disorder in citrus fruit that mainly results in appearance and quality deterioration. It has been well established that the occurrence of oleocellosis is highly correlated with the release of peel oil from citrus fruit, while
Diketene and Acetylated Meldrum's Acid: Agents for a Facile Teprenone Synthesis via Carroll Rearrangement.
De Castro KA, et al.
Bull. Korean Chem. Soc., 30(9), 2155-2157 (2009)
Sol A Green et al.
Journal of experimental botany, 63(5), 1951-1967 (2011-12-14)
Flowers of the kiwifruit species Actinidia chinensis produce a mixture of sesquiterpenes derived from farnesyl diphosphate (FDP) and monoterpenes derived from geranyl diphosphate (GDP). The tertiary sesquiterpene alcohol (E)-nerolidol was the major emitted volatile detected by headspace analysis. Contrastingly, in
Geranyllinalool (Diterpene Alcohol).
Lemaire M, et al.
Journal of Chemical Ecology, 16(6), 2067-2079 (1990)
A Lapczynski et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 46 Suppl 11, S176-S178 (2008-07-22)
A toxicologic and dermatologic review of geranyl linalool when used as a fragrance ingredient is presented.
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