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L-ALPHA-BISABOLOL [1 record]

Record 1 2011-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Natural alpha-bisabolol is an optically active monocyclic, unsaturated sesquiterpene alcohol containing a minimum of 95% as active (-)-alpha-bisabolol isomer, derived via the distillation of Brazilian origin oil (while synthetic alpha-bisabolol is a racemic mixture of 85% (+)-alpha-bisabolol, or 42.5% as active (-)-alpha-bisabolol isomer, derived from the production of synthetic vitamin intermediates).

OBS

(2S)-6-methyl-2-[(1S)-4-methylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl]hept-5-en-2-ol: The capital letters "S" are italicized; form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry).

OBS

alpha,4-dimethyl-alpha-(4-methyl-3-pentenyl)-3-cyclohexene-1-methanol: CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service of the American Chemical Society) name.

OBS

l-alpha-bisabolol: The first character ("l") is the small letter "l", italicized, and not the number one.

Key term(s)
  • (-)-α-bisabolol
  • l-α-bisabolol
  • natural α-bisabolol
  • α,4-dimethyl-α-(4-methyl-3-pentenyl)-3-cyclohexene-1-methanol

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

(2S)-6-méthyl-2-[(1S)-4-méthylcyclohex-3-én-1-yl]hept-5-én-2-ol: Les lettres majuscules «S» s'écrivent en italique; forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée).

OBS

lévoménol : dénomination commune internationale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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