Compounds · Alcohols · Terpenoid pathway
Nerolidol
Also known as Peruviol · Penetrol — an analysis may use any of these names
Floral wood, with a note of fresh bark and a hint of apple. A bridge between the floral and the woody-resinous families.
- CAS
- 7212-44-4
- Formula
- C15H26O
- Molar mass
- 222.37
- Odour threshold
- —
- Boiling point
- ≈ 276 °C at atmospheric pressure
Volatility
150 °C290 °C
Where it comes from
Biosynthetic pathway: Terpenoid pathway — plants build them from identical five-carbon blocks.
Why it sits where it does
A fifteen-carbon sesquiterpene alcohol with a hydroxyl group. Large and polar, so it sits near the end of the band even though it belongs to floral smells.
Where else you meet it
Pomelo blossom, white champaca, ginger, and tea tree oil.