Guaiol
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Verifiedrevid486431465
IupacnameGuai-1(5)-en-11-ol
Systematicname2-[(3S,5R,8S)-3,8-Dimethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydroazulen-5-yl]propan-2-ol
OthernamesChampacol,
5-Azulenemethanol

Guaiol or champacol is an organic compound, a sesquiterpenoid alcohol found in several plants, especially in the oil of guaiacum and cypress pine.[1] It is a crystalline solid that melts at 92 °C.[2] Guaiol is one of many terpenes found in Cannabis flowers and it has been associated with a decrease in anxiolytic activity.[3][4]

Reactions

Guaiol yields a deep purple color when treated with electrophilic bromine reagents.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
  2. ^ Wolfram Alpha Guaiol
  3. ^ Hillig, Karl W (2004-10-01). "A chemotaxonomic analysis of terpenoid variation in Cannabis". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 32 (10): 875–891. Bibcode:2004BioSE..32..875H. doi:10.1016/j.bse.2004.04.004
  4. ^ Kamal, Brishna S.; Kamal, Fatima; Lantela, Daniel E. (2018). "Cannabis and the Anxiety of Fragmentation—A Systems Approach for Finding an Anxiolytic Cannabis Chemotype". Frontiers in Neuroscience. 12. doi:10.3389/fnins.2018.00730. PMC 6204402. PMID 30405331
  5. ^ Waddell, TG; Arp, NW; Bodine, KD; Pagni, RM (2002). "The guaiol color reaction". Planta Medica. 68 (10): 949–50. Bibcode:2002PlMed..68..949W. doi:10.1055/s-2002-34931. PMID 12391567