Compound Summary

General Compound Information

geosmine

Description
(-)-geosmin is the (-)-stereoisomer of geosmin, having 4S,4aS,8aR configuration. It is an enantiomer of a (+)-geosmin.
Synonyms
GEOSMIN;  19700-21-1;  (-)-geosmin;  Octahydro-4alpha,8abeta-dimethyl-4aalpha(2H)-naphthol;  MYW912WXJ4;
FlavorDB ID
3156
PUBCHEM ID
Molecular Weight
182.3
Molecular Formula
C12H22O
Openeye Can Smiles
CC1CCCC2(C1(CCCC2)O)C
IUPAC Inchikey
JLPUXFOGCDVKGO-TUAOUCFPSA-N
Compound Classification
  • ClassyFire Ontology
Compound Quality
CATEGORY QUALITY THRESHOLD OCCURENCE REFERENCE
smell earthy water details
smell earthy 2.196e-5 µmol/L water details
Compound Toxicity
Toxicity and Food Additive Safety of this compound is not available!
Receptors
Receptor information of this compound is not available!
GC-MS Consensus Spectra
GC-MS Consensus Spectra information of this compound is not available!