Copaene

Copaene

(−)-α-Copaene
(−)-β-Copaene
Names
IUPAC name α: (1R,2S,6S,7S,8S)-8-isopropyl-1,3-dimethyltricyclo[4.4.0.02,7]dec-3-ene
Identifiers
CAS Number	3856-25-5 (α) Y 317819-78-6 (β) N
3D model (Jmol)	(α): Interactive image
ChemSpider	10231594 (α) Y
UNII	0V56HXQ8N5 (α) N FDX76373XC (β) N
InChI (α): InChI=1S/C15H24/c1-9(2)11-7-8-15(4)12-6-5-10(3)14(15)13(11)12/h5,9,11-14H,6-8H2,1-4H3/t11-,12-,13-,14+,15+/m0/s1 Y Key: VLXDPFLIRFYIME-BTFPBAQTSA-N Y (α): InChI=1/C15H24/c1-9(2)11-7-8-15(4)12-6-5-10(3)14(15)13(11)12/h5,9,11-14H,6-8H2,1-4H3/t11-,12-,13-,14+,15+/m0/s1 Key: VLXDPFLIRFYIME-BTFPBAQTBX
SMILES (α): CC(C)[C@@H]1CC[C@@]3(C)[C@@H]2C(/C)=C\C[C@H]3[C@H]12
Properties
Chemical formula	C15H24
Molar mass	204.36 g·mol−1
Density	0.939 g/mL
Boiling point	124 °C (255 °F; 397 K) (15 mmHg)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Copaene, or more precisely, α-copaene, is the common (or trivial) chemical name of an oily liquid hydrocarbon that is found in a number of essential oil-producing plants. The name is derived from that of the resin-producing tropical copaiba tree, Copaifera langsdorfii, from which the compound was first isolated in 1914. Its structure, including the chirality, was determined in 1963.^[1] The double-bond isomer with an exo-methylene group, β-copaene, was first reported in 1967.^[2]

Chemically, the copaenes are tricyclic sesquiterpenes. The molecules are chiral, and the α-copaene enantiomer most commonly found in higher plants exhibits a negative optical rotation of about −6°. The rare (+)-α-copaene is also found in small amounts in some plants. It is of economic significance because it is strongly attracting to an agricultural pest, the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata.^[3]

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