α-Vetivone

Names
IUPAC name 4α,5α-Eremophila-1(10),7(11)-dien-2-one
Systematic IUPAC name (4R,4aS)-4,4a-Dimethyl-6-(propan-2-ylidene)-4,4a,5,6,7,8-hexahydronaphthalen-2(3H)-one
Identifiers
CAS Number	15764-04-2 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	390847
ECHA InfoCard	100.036.217
PubChemCID	442405
UNII	WA62V77MMV Y
CompTox Dashboard(EPA)	DTXSID60884848
InChI InChI=1S/C15H22O/c1-10(2)12-5-6-13-8-14(16)7-11(3)15(13,4)9-12/h8,11H,5-7,9H2,1-4H3/t11-,15+/m1/s1 Key: NIIPDXITZPFFTE-ABAIWWIYSA-N InChI=1/C15H22O/c1-10(2)12-5-6-13-8-14(16)7-11(3)15(13,4)9-12/h8,11H,5-7,9H2,1-4H3/t11-,15+/m1/s1 Key: NIIPDXITZPFFTE-ABAIWWIYBZ
SMILES O=C2\C=C1\CC/C(=C(/C)C)C[C@@]1(C)[C@H](C)C2
Properties
Chemical formula	C15H22O
Molar mass	218.335
Appearance	colourless solid
Density	0.962 g/mL
Boiling point	270.5 °C (518.9 °F; 543.6 K)
Solubility in water	practically insoluble
Solubility inethanol	soluble
Solubility indiethyl ether	soluble
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

α-Vetivone is anorganic compound that is classified as asesquiterpene (derived from threeisoprene units). It is a major component of the oil ofvetiver, which is used to prepare certain high valueperfumes.

α-Vetivone is isolated bysteam distillation of the roots of the grassVetiveria zizanioides. Two other components of this distillate are the sesquiterpeneskhusimol andβ-vetivone shown below.^[1]

• 
  Structure of khusimol, another fragrant component of the oil of vetiver.
• 
  Structure of β-vetivone, another fragrant component of the oil of vetiver.

• Perfume ingredients
• Ketones
• Sesquiterpenes
• Bicyclic compounds

• Articles without EBI source
• Articles without KEGG source
• ECHA InfoCard ID from Wikidata
• Articles containing unverified chemical infoboxes
• Articles with short description
• Short description matches Wikidata