Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-19 15:37:07 UTC
Update Date2024-04-30 20:28:32 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0047672
Metabolite Identification
Common NameCadalene
DescriptionCadalene (4-isopropyl-1,6-dimethylnaphthalene) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with a chemical formula C15H18 and a cadinane skeleton. It is derived from generic sesquiterpenes, and ubiquitous in essential oils of many higher plants. Cadalene, together with retene, simonellite and ip-iHMN, is a biomarker of higher plants, which makes it useful for paleobotanic analysis of rock sediments. The ratio of retene to cadalene in sediments can reveal the ratio of the genus Pinaceae in the biosphere. (Wikipedia )
Structure
SynonymsNot Available
Molecular FormulaC15H18
Average Mass198.3034
Monoisotopic Mass198.140850576
IUPAC Name1,6-dimethyl-4-(propan-2-yl)naphthalene
Traditional Namecadalene
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
CC(C)C1=C2C=C(C)C=CC2=C(C)C=C1
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C15H18/c1-10(2)13-8-6-12(4)14-7-5-11(3)9-15(13)14/h5-10H,1-4H3
InChI KeyVMOJIHDTVZTGDO-UHFFFAOYSA-N