Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII HHH8CPR1M2 · registered name PATCHOULI ALCOHOL · single chemical substance
Patchouli alcohol is a carbotricyclic compound and sesquiterpenoid tertiary alcohol that is tricyclo[5.3.1.03,8]undecan-3-ol which is substituted at positions 2, 2, 6 and 8 by methyl groups (the 1R,3R,6S,7S,8S-diastereoisomer). It is a sesquiterpenoid, a tertiary alcohol and a carbotricyclic compound.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
OCTAHYDRO-TETRAMETHYL-METHANO-1-NAPHTHOLINCI1,6-Methanonaphthalen-1(2H)-ol, octahydro-4,8a,9,9-tetramethyl-, (1.alpha.,4.beta.,4a.alpha.,6.beta.,8a.alpha.)-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 5986-55-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 227-807-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9052266
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID9030838
- IUPAC
- (1R,4S,4aS,6R,8aS)-4,8a,9,9-Tetramethyloctahydro-1,6-methanonaphthalen-1(2H)-ol
- Molecular formula
- C15H26O
- Molecular weight
- 222.372 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 4 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Fragrance3
- Flavouring and nutrient1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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