Cembrene
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| Cembrene | |
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| Image:Cembrene.png | |
| Chemical name | [R-(E,E,E)]-1,5,9-trimethyl-12- (1-methylethenyl)-1,5,9-cyclotetradecatriene |
| Chemical formula | C20H32 |
| Molecular mass | 272.47 g/mol |
| CAS number | [1898-13-1] |
| Density | ? g/cm3 |
| Melting point | ? °C |
| Boiling point | 150-152 °C at 0.8 mmHg |
| SMILES | C\C1=C/CC/C(C)=C/CC/C (C)=C/CC(C(C)=C)CC1 |
| Disclaimer and references | |
Cembrene, or sometimes neocembrene, is a natural monocyclic diterpene. It is a colorless oil with a faint wax-like odor.
Cembrene itself has little importance as chemical entity, being a trail pheromone for termites; however, the chemical structure of cembrene is central to a very wide variety of other natural products found both in plants and in animals.
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