546-28-1

Usage

Uses

Used in Antimicrobial Applications:
(+)-BETA-CEDRENE is used as an antimicrobial agent for its ability to inhibit the growth of various microorganisms. It has been observed in the essential oil extract of Edgeworthia tomentosa (Thunb.) Nakai flower, which has shown antimicrobial properties.
Used in Biofuel Development:
(+)-BETA-CEDRENE is used as a raw material for biofuel development due to its presence in cedarwood oil, which is derived from Juniperus cedrus and Juniperus thurifera. This application contributes to the development of sustainable and eco-friendly energy sources.

InChI:InChI=1/C15H24/c1-10-7-8-15-9-12(10)14(3,4)13(15)6-5-11(15)2/h11-13H,1,5-9H2,2-4H3

Upstream product

• 77-54-3 (+)-cedryl acetate 
• 75-15-0 carbon disulfide 
• 77-53-2 (+)-cedrol 
• 74-88-4 methyl iodide 
• 372-97-4 farnesyl pyrophosphate 
• 469-61-4 (-)-α-cedrene 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Studies on intramolecular Cr(0)-promoted [6π+2π] cycloaddition reactions. Synthesis of β-cedrene

Intramolecular metal-promoted [6π+2π] cycloaddition followed by Tl(III)-mediated oxidative ring contraction affords β-cedrene.

Stereoselective quenching of cedryl carbocation in epicedrol biosynthesis

Epicedrol synthase catalyzes the cyclization of achiral diphosphate substrate, (E,E)-farnesyldiphosphate (FPP) into epicedrol. GC-MS analysis of assay extracts obtained by incubating FPP with epicedrol synthase in 21.6 at % H218O buffer showed the molecular ion of 224 for epicedrol. The labeled oxygen study presented here unambiguously demonstrates that the hydroxyl group of the epicedrol synthase enzymatic product, epicedrol, is derived from a water molecule, not from the phosphate moiety of the FPP.

Synthesis of angular triquinanes from (+)-β-cedrol

Angular triquinanes such as (+)-silphinan-3,5-dione, silphin-3-en-3,5- dione or 2-bromosilphin-3-en-3,5-dione have been obtained from (+)-β- cedrene in seven steps and an overall yield of 8%.

On the stability and radical deoxygenation of tertiary xanthates

Xanthates of tertiary alcohols were isolated and properly characterized. Radical deoxygenation reactions under various conditions to the corresponding alkanes were successfully carried out. Comparative data of various initiators and hydrogen atom donors for xanthate deoxygenation are reported.

Olefins by Transition Metal Catalyzed Elimination Reactions from Tertiary Alcohols and Acetates

The elemination reaction of water or acetic acid from tertiary alcohols and acetates is catalyzed by transition metal complexes.Olefins are obtained in high yields with catalyst dependent regioselectivity. β-Cedrene 6b can be prepared as major product from cedryl acetate 5.Key Words: Catalytic elimination; olefin formation; molybdenum catalysts; regioselectivity; α- and β-cedrene

Isomerization of Unsaturated Terpenes via Allylstannanes: a New Short Synthesis of (+)-β-Pinene from (+)-α-Pinene

A two-step isomerization of unsaturated terpenes via allyltin compounds is reported, by which route (+)-α-pinene has been converted into (+)-β-pinene in 50percent yield.