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(−)-Linalool

≥95.0% (sum of enantiomers, GC)

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Synonym(s):
(R)-(−)-3,7-Dimethyl-1,6-octadien-3-ol
Linear Formula:
(CH3)2C=CHCH2CH2C(CH3)(OH)CH=CH2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
154.25
Beilstein:
1721487
EC Number:
MDL number:
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

≥95.0% (sum of enantiomers, GC)

optical activity

[α]20/D −18±3°, neat

refractive index

n20/D 1.4615 (lit.)
n20/D 1.462

bp

198 °C (lit.)

density

0.862 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

C\C(C)=C\CC[C@@](C)(O)C=C

InChI

1S/C10H18O/c1-5-10(4,11)8-6-7-9(2)3/h5,7,11H,1,6,8H2,2-4H3/t10-/m0/s1

InChI key

CDOSHBSSFJOMGT-JTQLQIEISA-N

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General description

(-)-Linalool is a monoterpene compound mainly found in many essential oils. It shows anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory activity.

Application

(-)-Linalool can be used as a reactant in:
  • The enantioselective preparation of ophiobolin sesterterpene via diastereoselective reductive radical cascade cyclization.
  • The total synthesis of (-)-5,6-dihydrocineromycin B via (-)-linalool O-triethylsilyl ether.;
  • The total synthesis of pladienolide B analog.

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

166.3 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

74.6 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology, 23(14), 1727-1734 (2016-12-04)
Essential oil from Cananga odorata (ylang-ylang essential oil, YYO) is usually used in reducing blood pressure, improving cognitive functioning in aromatherapy in human. Few reports showed its effect on anxiety behaviors. To investigate the anxiolytic effects of YYO exposure on
Synthesis of a pladienolide B analogue with the fully functionalized core structure
Mu?ller S, et al.
Organic Letters, 13(15), 3940-3943 (2011)
(-)-Linalool produces antinociception in two experimental models of pain.
Peana AT, et al.
European Journal of Pharmacology, 460(1), 37-41 (2003)
Amy L Parachnowitsch et al.
Plant signaling & behavior, 8(1), e22704-e22704 (2012-12-12)
Natural selection is thought to have shaped the evolution of floral scent; however, unlike other floral characters, we have a rudimentary knowledge of how phenotypic selection acts on scent. We found that floral scent was under stronger selection than corolla
Carolina E Reisenman et al.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 24(11), 2602-2611 (2004-03-19)
Projection neurons (PNs) with arborizations in the sexually dimorphic "lateral large female glomerulus" (latLFG) in the antennal lobe (AL) of the moth Manduca sexta previously were shown to respond preferentially to antennal stimulation with (+/-)linalool, a volatile compound commonly emitted

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