CAS: 500-66-3
MF: C11H16O2
MW: 180.24
EINECS: 207-908-8
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Description |
Pale Yellow powder |
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Water |
Not more than1.0% |
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Impurity |
Individual: Not more than 0.3% |
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Assay |
Not less than 99% |
Chemical Properties Olivetol is an off-white crystals or olive to light purple waxy solid. Forms monohydrate (melting point: 102-106°F). Olivetol is a member of the class of resorcinols that is resorcinol in which the hydrogen at position 5 is replaced by a pentyl group. It has a role as a lichen metabolite.
Physical properties light purple to brown crystalline mass.
Uses Olivetol was used as a template molecule in the synthesis of molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP). It was also used as an inhibitor of (S)-mephenytoin 4'-hydroxylase activity of recombinant CYP2C19.
Application Olivetol is a precursor in various syntheses of tetrahydrocannabinol.