(-)-thujopsene

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
470-40-6

[ Name ]:
(-)-thujopsene

[Synonym ]:
cis-Thujopsene
Sesquichamene
EINECS 207-426-8
(1aS,4aS,8aS)-2,4a,8,8-tetramethyl-1,1a,4,5,6,7-hexahydrocyclopropa[j]naphthalene

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
0.95g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
256.5ºC at 760mmHg

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C15H24

[ Molecular Weight ]:
204.35100

[ Flash Point ]:
105.9ºC

[ Exact Mass ]:
204.18800

[ LogP ]:
4.55910

[ Index of Refraction ]:
n20/D 1.505

MSDS

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Safety Information

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Gloves

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S23

[ RIDADR ]:
UN 1993

[ Packaging Group ]:
III

[ Hazard Class ]:
3.2

Synthetic Route

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Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

  • thujopsane-7β-ol
  • METHYLMAGNESIUM BROMIDE
  • (-)-thujopsan-2α-ol
  • (+)-dihydromayurone
  • methyl iodide

DownStream

  • alpha-chamigrene
  • hexahydrotrimethyl ethanonaphthalen-8-yl methyl ketone

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Related Compounds

  • 2,4a,8,8-tetramethyl-(1ar,4at,8acC8)-1,1a,4,4a,5,6,7,8-octahydro-cyclopropa[d]naphthalene