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48809

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
Assay:
≥90% (GC)

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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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General description

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

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.

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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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WE382938/1
382938/1
342022/1

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Cinzia Formighieri et al.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 101(7), 2791-2800 (2017-01-08)
Cyanobacteria are industrially robust photosynthetic microorganisms that can be genetically programmed to synthesize commodity products for domestic and industrial consumption. In the present work, Synechocystis was endowed with the synthesis of the plant secondary metabolite geranyllinalool, a diterpene alcohol of
Elsa Youngsteadt et al.
PloS one, 5(12), e15822-e15822 (2011-01-07)
In lowland Amazonian rainforests, specific ants collect seeds of several plant species and cultivate them in arboreal carton nests, forming species-specific symbioses called ant-gardens (AGs). In this obligate mutualism, ants depend on the plants for nest stability and the plants
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.
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
Carla Cugini et al.
Molecular microbiology, 65(4), 896-906 (2007-07-21)
Farnesol is a sesquiterpene produced by many organisms, including the fungus Candida albicans. Here, we report that the addition of farnesol to cultures of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an opportunistic human bacterial pathogen, leads to decreased production of the Pseudomonas quinolone signal
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