AZULENE

Details

Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula	C10H8
Molecular Weight	128.1705
Optical Activity	NONE
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Charge	0

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Structure Search

SMILES

C1=CC2=CC=CC=CC2=C1

InChI

InChIKey=CUFNKYGDVFVPHO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI=1S/C10H8/c1-2-5-9-7-4-8-10(9)6-3-1/h1-8H

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Molecular Formula	C10H8
Molecular Weight	128.1705
Charge	0
Count

Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry	No
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Optical Activity	NONE

Description
Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22351977 | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28714266

Azulene, a plant metabolite, is the main component of the essential oils of Anthemis pseudocotula. Substituted azulenes are widely applied in medicinal chemistry as antiulcer, antidiabetic, anticancer, anti‐erectile dysfunction and antiarrhythmic agents.

Approval Year

PubMed

Title	Date	PubMed
Composition of the volatile oils of two Anthemis L. taxa from Turkey.	2012-02-23	22351977

Substance Class	Chemical Created by `admin` on `Mon Mar 31 17:33:26 GMT 2025` Edited by `admin` on `Mon Mar 31 17:33:26 GMT 2025`
Record UNII	82R6M9MGLP
Record Status	`Validated (UNII)`
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Name

Type

Language

AZULENE

Official Name

English

NSC-89248

Preferred Name

English

AZULENE [MI]

Common Name

English

CYCLOPENTACYCLOHEPTENE

Systematic Name

English

AZULENE [MART.]

Common Name

English

AZULENE [JAN]

Common Name

English

Azulene [WHO-DD]

Common Name

English

BICYCLO-(5.3.0)-DECA-2,4,6,8,10-PENTAENE

Systematic Name

English

BICYCLO-(0.3.5)-DECA-1,3,5,7,9-PENTAENE

Common Name

English

Code System Code Type Description

CAS

275-51-4