Accession Number: pdtdbl00177

Details of the Ligand

Ligand Name : 3-Octanol
Systematic Names : 3-Octanol; Octan-3-ol; Ethyl-n-amylcarbinol; Amylethylcarbinol; Ethylamylcarbinol
Molecular Formula : C8H18O
Molecular Weight : g/mol
IUPAC Name : octan-3-ol
Canonical SMILES : CCCCCC(CC)O
Ligand Description :

Octanol is a fatty alcohol that is a naturally obtained from Mint Tarpene by employing the process of fractional distillation. It has strong and highly penetrating smell with colorless appearance. 3-Octanol is an aliphatic alcohol that is octane substituted by a hydroxy group at position 3.

3-Octanol has an odor like strong and mushroom like and is easily soluble in alcohol, not soluble in water. Also, it is used for manufacturing esters that are used for fragrances in the perfumery industry and also for making several types of artificial flavors. It is extensively used for making orange flavoring and other food additives artificially.
Related Plants :
Lemon balm
Ligand Related Dockings :
NA
Ligand References :
  1. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3-octanol
  2. http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/name/3-octanol
  3. http://www.aosproduct.com/MENTHOL-AND-MINT-OILS/3-Octanol-
  4. http://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/searchId.do?chebiId=CHEBI:80945
3-Octanol

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