Ferruginol

Ferruginol
Names
	IUPAC name Abieta-8,11,13-trien-12-ol
	Systematic IUPAC name (4bS,8aS)-4b,8,8-Trimethyl-2-(propan-2-yl)-4b,5,6,7,8,8a,9,10-octahydrophenanthren-3-ol
Identifiers
CAS Number	514-62-5 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:78274 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL197308 ;
ChemSpider	390582 ;
PubChem CID	442027;
UNII	N2CMM6X37M ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID20331722 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C20H30O/c1-13(2)15-11-14-7-8-18-19(3,4)9-6-10-20(18,5)16(14)12-17(15)21/h11-13,18,21H,6-10H2,1-5H3/t18-,20+/m0/s1 Key: QXNWVJOHUAQHLM-AZUAARDMSA-N ; InChI=1/C20H30O/c1-13(2)15-11-14-7-8-18-19(3,4)9-6-10-20(18,5)16(14)12-17(15)21/h11-13,18,21H,6-10H2,1-5H3/t18-,20+/m0/s1 Key: QXNWVJOHUAQHLM-AZUAARDMBU;
	SMILES Oc1c(cc2c(c1)[C@]3(CCCC([C@@H]3CC2)(C)C)C)C(C)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C20H30O
Molar mass	286.459 g·mol−1
Density	1.0±0.1 g/cm3
Melting point	56-57 °C
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Ferruginol is a natural phenol with a terpenoid substructure. Specifically, it is a diterpene of the abietane chemical class, meaning it is characterized by three fused six-membered rings and alkyl functional groups. Ferruginol was first identified in 1939 by Brandt and Neubauer as the main component in the resin of the miro tree (Podocarpus ferrugneus) and has since been isolated from other conifer species in the families Cupressaceae and Podocarpaceae. As a biomarker, the presence of ferruginol in fossils, mainly resin, is used to describe the density of these conifers in that particular biosphere throughout time.