Spathulenol
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| IUPACName = 6β,11-Cyclo-4α,5β-guai-10(14)-en-4-ol
| SystematicName = (1aR,4aR,7S,7aR,7bR)-1,1,7-Trimethyl-4-methylidenedecahydro-1H-cyclopropa[e]azulen-7-ol
| OtherNames = Spatulenol
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| CASNo = 6750-60-3
| PubChem = 92231
| UNII = 7XV9L96SJJ
| SMILES = C[C@@]1(CC[C@@H]2[C@@H]1[C@H]3[C@H](C3(C)C)CCC2=C)O
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| C=15|H=24|O=1
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Spathulenol is a tricyclic sesquiterpene alcohol which has a basic skeleton similar to the azulenes. It occurs in oregano among other plants.
History and occurrence
A volatile oil was extracted from mugwort distillery (Artemisia vulgaris) and tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus), from which the sesquiterpene alcohol spathulenol was isolated for the first time in 1975 as a colorless, viscous compound with an earth-aromatic odor and bitter-spicy taste.{{cite journal | doi = 10.1002/ardp.19763090605
| pmid = 962558
| title = Neue Substanzen aus ätherischen Ölen verschiedener Artemisia-Species, 1. Mitt.: Spathulenol, ein azulenogener Sesquiterpenalkohol
| journal = Archiv der Pharmazie
| volume = 309
| issue = 6
| pages = 458–466
| year = 1976
| last1 = Juell
| first1 = S. Monrad-Krohn
| last2 = Hansen
| first2 = Rudolf
| last3 = Jork
| first3 = Hellmut
| s2cid = 95354157
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