Dehydrocostus lactone, (-)-

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    477-43-0

    Molecular formula
    C15H18O2

    SMILES
    C=C1CC[C@@H]2[C@@H]([C@@H]3[C@H]1CCC3=C)OC(=O)C2=C

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Nutty 38.02%
    Green 36.07%
    Spicy 35.9%
    Woody 35.06%
    Mint 28.6%
    Sweet 23.66%
    Herbal 23.26%
    Burnt 22.79%
    Odorless 21.18%
    Tobacco 21.02%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.6

    pKa est.
    7.61 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    230.3 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    421°C

    Flash point est.
    140.71 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • Dehydrocostus lactone
    • 477-43-0
    • dehydrocostuslactone
    • Epiligulyl oxide
    • (-)-dehydrocostus lactone
    • 71TRF5K040
    • (-)-dehydrocostuslactone
    • COSTUS LACTONE, DEHYDRO-
    • CHEBI:244418
    • Azuleno[4,5-b]furan-2(3H)-one,decahydro-3,6,9-tris(methylene)-
    • (3aS,6aR,9aR,9bS)-3,6,9-trimethylenedecahydroazuleno[4,5-b]furan-2(3H)-one
    • DEHYDROCOSTUS LACTONE, (-)-
    • (3aS,6aR,9aR,9bS)-decahydro-3,6,9-tris(methylene)azuleno[4,5-b]furan-2(3H)-one
    • (3aS,6aR,9aR,9bS)-3,6,9-trimethylidene-3a,4,5,6a,7,8,9a,9b-octahydroazuleno[4,5-b]furan-2-one
    • (3aR,6aS,9aS,9bR)-3,6,9-tris(methylidene)octahydroazuleno[4,5-b]furan-2,8(3H,4H)-dione
    • Guaia-4(15),10(14),11(13)-trien-12-oic acid, 6alpha-hydroxy-, gamma-lactone
    • AZULENO(4,5-B)FURAN-2(3H)-ONE, DECAHYDRO-3,6,9-TRIS(METHYLENE)-, (3AS,6AR,9AR,9BS)-
    • Azuleno(4,5-b)furan-2(3H)-one, decahydro-3,6,9-tris(methylene)-, (3aS-(3a.alpha.,6a.alpha.,9a.alpha.,9b.beta.))-
    • UNII-71TRF5K040
    • 16836-47-8
    • (-)-Dehydrocostus lactone;Epiligulyl oxide
    • (3as,6ar,9ar,9bs)-3,6,9-trimethylidenedecahydroazuleno[4,5-b]furan-2(3h)-one
    • Dehydrocostus-Lactone
    • CHEMBL88985
    • SCHEMBL699070
    • Dehydrocostus Lactone (Standard)
    • HY-N0591R
    • DTXSID80891554
    • Dehydro-costus lactone (6CI,7CI)
    • HY-N0591
    • BDBM50370831
    • s3615
    • AKOS015896789
    • CCG-208469
    • CS-3636
    • FD10128
    • FD59589
    • Dehydrocostus lactone, >=98% (HPLC)
    • NCGC00385838-01
    • (3aS,6aR,9aR,9bS)-3,6,9-trimethylene-3a,4,5,6a,7,8,9a,9b-octahydroazuleno[4,5-b]furan-2-one
    • AC-34569
    • Dehydrocostus lactone, analytical standard
    • D5366
    • NS00014574
    • C09387
    • Q27105152
    • (-)-Dehydrocostus lactone; Dehydrocostus lactone; Epiligulyl oxide
    • (3aR,6aS,9aS,9bR)-3,6,9-tris(methylene)octahydroazuleno[4,5-b]furan-2,8(3H,4H)-dione
    • (3aS,6aR,9aR,9bS)-3,6,9-Trimethylenedecahydroazuleno[4,5-b]furan-2(9bH)-one
    • (3aS,6aR,9aR,9bS)-Decahydro-3,6,9-tris(methylene)-azuleno[4,5-b]furan-2(3H)-one
    • [3aS-(3aalpha,6aalpha,9aalpha,9bbeta)]-Decahydro-3,6,9-tris(methylene)-azuleno[4,5-b]furan-2(3H)-one
    • Azuleno(4,5-b)furan-2(3H)-one, decahydro-3,6,9-tris(methylene)-, (3aS-(3aalpha,6aalpha,9aalpha,9bbeta))-
    • GUAIA-4(15),10(14),11(13)-TRIEN-12-OIC ACID, 6.ALPHA.-HYDROXY-, .GAMMA.-LACTONE

  • Applications

    Dehydrocostus lactone, (-)-, CAS 477-43-0, is a sesquiterpene lactone from costus root (Saussurea costus) widely used in pharmacology research as a reactive Michael acceptor that alkylates cysteine residues, thereby modulating NF-κB, STAT3, MAPK, and Nrf2/Keap1 pathways; reported applications include anti-inflammatory action (iNOS/COX-2 inhibition, reduced NO and cytokines), anticancer effects (ROS-mediated apoptosis, cell-cycle arrest, anti-migration/invasion and anti-angiogenesis, chemosensitization/TRAIL sensitization), antibacterial/antifungal and antiparasitic activities, with exploratory antiviral and anti-fibrotic effects in preclinical models; it serves as a reference standard for quality control of costus-containing botanicals, as a covalent lead scaffold for medicinal chemistry, and as an activity-based probe for target identification, and is studied in formulation science (complexes, nano-carriers) to enhance solubility and bioavailability; beyond biomedicine, anti-feedant/insect-managing properties have been explored at a preliminary level; due to high electrophilicity and potential cytotoxicity/skin sensitization typical of sesquiterpene lactones, use is primarily research-focused with appropriate dose and lab safety controls.

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 153.59
    methanol 210.5
    isopropanol 240.28
    water 0.71
    ethyl acetate 270.87
    n-propanol 216.82
    acetone 401.14
    n-butanol 215.01
    acetonitrile 212.22
    DMF 706.66
    toluene 403.87
    isobutanol 199.95
    1,4-dioxane 662.41
    methyl acetate 358.52
    THF 884.98
    2-butanone 495.28
    n-pentanol 121.09
    sec-butanol 183.89
    n-hexane 2.37
    ethylene glycol 40.79
    NMP 454.09
    cyclohexane 14.77
    DMSO 357.38
    n-butyl acetate 206.05
    n-octanol 57.6
    chloroform 1629.66
    n-propyl acetate 192.26
    acetic acid 197.75
    dichloromethane 1272.61
    cyclohexanone 711.09
    propylene glycol 61.96
    isopropyl acetate 209.4
    DMAc 457.66
    2-ethoxyethanol 199.78
    isopentanol 229.98
    n-heptane 3.66
    ethyl formate 277.51
    1,2-dichloroethane 602.79
    n-hexanol 122.35
    2-methoxyethanol 331.99
    isobutyl acetate 145.64
    tetrachloromethane 136.5
    n-pentyl acetate 150.08
    transcutol 582.81
    n-heptanol 74.47
    ethylbenzene 129.25
    MIBK 203.72
    2-propoxyethanol 252.69
    tert-butanol 224.69
    MTBE 141.25
    2-butoxyethanol 173.02
    propionic acid 213.99
    o-xylene 178.87
    formic acid 76.65
    diethyl ether 129.84
    m-xylene 214.04
    p-xylene 185.57
    chlorobenzene 456.83
    dimethyl carbonate 157.41
    n-octane 2.76
    formamide 171.74
    cyclopentanone 870.65
    2-pentanone 321.52
    anisole 239.22
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 248.85
    gamma-butyrolactone 818.27
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 282.86
    pyridine 885.11
    3-pentanone 231.01
    furfural 709.07
    n-dodecane 4.02
    diethylene glycol 211.68
    diisopropyl ether 49.14
    tert-amyl alcohol 151.85
    acetylacetone 363.43
    n-hexadecane 4.9
    acetophenone 265.93
    methyl propionate 237.08
    isopentyl acetate 206.19
    trichloroethylene 1359.68
    n-nonanol 57.1
    cyclohexanol 228.08
    benzyl alcohol 267.56
    2-ethylhexanol 76.04
    isooctanol 70.42
    dipropyl ether 53.74
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 376.18
    ethyl lactate 103.68
    propylene carbonate 431.7
    n-methylformamide 312.15
    2-pentanol 137.07
    n-pentane 4.86
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 163.34
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 226.85
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 160.76
    mesitylene 109.96
    ε-caprolactone 492.54
    p-cymene 69.63
    epichlorohydrin 930.5
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 474.52
    2-aminoethanol 88.0
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 542.59
    sulfolane 588.22
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 6.24
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 454.53
    n-hexyl acetate 174.84
    isooctane 6.02
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 220.05
    sec-butyl acetate 140.35
    tert-butyl acetate 175.54
    decalin 11.6
    glycerin 109.18
    diglyme 424.81
    acrylic acid 204.49
    isopropyl myristate 72.03
    n-butyric acid 312.94
    acetyl acetate 211.75
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 99.65
    ethyl propionate 146.99
    nitromethane 402.66
    1,2-diethoxyethane 185.56
    benzonitrile 450.25
    trioctyl phosphate 63.08
    1-bromopropane 228.09
    gamma-valerolactone 883.42
    n-decanol 44.0
    triethyl phosphate 75.95
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 100.27
    propionitrile 259.87
    vinylene carbonate 463.23
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 424.24
    DMS 203.58
    cumene 83.82
    2-octanol 53.93
    2-hexanone 196.74
    octyl acetate 87.39
    limonene 76.32
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 361.06
    ethyl orthosilicate 71.38
    tributyl phosphate 76.0
    diacetone alcohol 200.75
    N,N-dimethylaniline 139.98
    acrylonitrile 369.03
    aniline 382.74
    1,3-propanediol 186.26
    bromobenzene 482.52
    dibromomethane 695.87
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 898.55
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 130.37
    tetrabutyl urea 95.91
    diisobutyl methanol 55.18
    2-phenylethanol 221.16
    styrene 160.81
    dioctyl adipate 107.58
    dimethyl sulfate 215.74
    ethyl butyrate 143.43
    methyl lactate 138.82
    butyl lactate 133.66
    diethyl carbonate 108.85
    propanediol butyl ether 144.21
    triethyl orthoformate 97.02
    p-tert-butyltoluene 61.38
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 182.93
    morpholine 590.36
    tert-butylamine 110.9
    n-dodecanol 35.24
    dimethoxymethane 356.55
    ethylene carbonate 384.67
    cyrene 201.37
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 230.77
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 158.2
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 433.86
    4-methylpyridine 769.34
    dibutyl ether 61.0
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 55.18
    DEF 264.92
    dimethyl isosorbide 288.12
    tetrachloroethylene 555.93
    eugenol 189.29
    triacetin 185.43
    span 80 137.87
    1,4-butanediol 74.86
    1,1-dichloroethane 621.91
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 134.0
    methyl formate 286.55
    2-methyl-1-butanol 177.81
    n-decane 5.84
    butyronitrile 259.49
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 73.42
    1-chlorooctane 39.02
    1-chlorotetradecane 18.3
    n-nonane 4.22
    undecane 4.72
    tert-butylcyclohexane 9.58
    cyclooctane 4.79
    cyclopentanol 278.22
    tetrahydropyran 496.6
    tert-amyl methyl ether 90.03
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 262.93
    1-hexene 24.03
    2-isopropoxyethanol 152.57
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 120.45
    methyl butyrate 218.56

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1 4

IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
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Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Costus 8023-88-9 Saussurea lappa Clarke, fam. Zingiberaceae 10.0%
Laurel leaf (Turkey) 4 8006-78-8 Laurus nobilis L., fam. Lauraceae 0.2%
Laurel leaf (Czechia) 8006-78-8 Laurus nobilis L., fam. Lauraceae 0.1%