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olivetol
Sign in to saveAlso known as 5-(1-pentyl)resorcinol, 5-pentylresorcinol, 5-n-pentylresorcinol, 5-pentyl-1,3-benzenediol, 5-n-amylresorcinol, 3,5-dihydroxyamylbenzene
Olivetol is an organic compound with the formula . Several isomers exist; olivetol has the two hydroxyl and the pentyl groups located at the 1,3, and 5 positions on the benzene ring. It is a colorless solid that is soluble in a variety of organic solvents. It is found in certain species of lichen. It is also a precursor in various syntheses of tetrahydrocannabinol.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C11H16O2
- Molecular weight
- 180.24 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 5-pentylbenzene-1,3-diol
- SMILES
- CCCCCC1=CC(=CC(=C1)O)O
- InChIKey
- IRMPFYJSHJGOPE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3.6
- Polar surface area
- 40.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 180.115
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- chemical formula
- C₁₁H₁₆O₂
- canonical SMILES
- CCCCCC1=CC(=CC(=C1)O)O
- Commons category
- 5-Pentylresorcinol
- found in taxon
- Cannabis sativa
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Occurrence
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- Biosynthesis
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Olivetol is an organic compound with the formula . Several isomers exist; olivetol has the two hydroxyl and the pentyl groups located at the 1,3, and 5 positions on the benzene ring. It is a colorless solid that is soluble in a variety of organic solvents. It is found in certain species of lichen. It is also a precursor in various syntheses of tetrahydrocannabinol.
== Occurrence == Olivetol is found in certain species of lichens, from which it can be readily extracted.
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