Germanicol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    465-02-1

    Molecular formula
    C30H50O

    SMILES
    C[C@@]12CC[C@@]3([C@@H](C1=CC(CC2)(C)C)CC[C@H]4[C@]3(CC[C@@H]5[C@@]4(CC[C@@H](C5(C)C)O)C)C)C

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Woody 90.2%
    Amber 61.46%
    Dry 58.74%
    Cedar 48.51%
    Musk 46.83%
    Sweet 44.5%
    Sandalwood 40.76%
    Spicy 36.43%
    Vetiver 35.7%
    Balsamic 33.82%

     

    Flavor
    Woody 69.93%
    Sweet 69.49%
    Camphor 55.44%
    Pine 50.94%
    Dry 49.73%
    Earthy 43.61%
    Balsam 38.56%
    Fresh 37.58%
    Medical 34.44%
    Earth 32.12%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    9.4

    pKa est.
    7.63 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    426.7 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    510°C

    Flash point

    • 221.81 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Germanicol
    • 465-02-1
    • olean-18-en-3beta-ol
    • (3beta)-olean-18-en-3-ol
    • 5alpha-olean-18-en-3beta-ol
    • (3S,4aR,6aS,6aR,6bR,8aR,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-octamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,13,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-ol
    • MOROL
    • 7NEX9512DZ
    • Olean-18-en-3-ol, (3beta)-
    • UNII-7NEX9512DZ
    • CHEBI:62455
    • OLEAN-18-EN-3.BETA.-OL
    • (3.BETA.)-OLEAN-18-EN-3-OL
    • OLEAN-18-EN-3-OL, (3.BETA.)-
    • RefChem:143017
    • QMUXVPRGNJLGRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • Olean-18-en-3-ol
    • SCHEMBL361124
    • orb1682499
    • CHEMBL2023103
    • DTXSID00963585
    • GLXC-15153
    • AKOS040761781
    • DA-73704
    • HY-121199
    • CS-0080792
    • NS00076599
    • C19833
    • Q27131918
    • (3S,4aR,6aR,6bR,8aR,12bR,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-Octamethyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,6b,7,8,8a,9,10,11,12b,13,14,14a,14b-eicosahydro-picen-3-ol
    • 465-02-1

  • Applications

    Germanicol (CAS 465-02-1) is a plant-derived triterpenoid alcohol primarily used as an intermediate in the synthesis of other triterpenoids and steroid-like compounds in industrial manufacturing. It is commonly evaluated as a starting material for pharmaceutical and cosmetic research, enabling the development of derivatives for these sectors. The compound is also considered for fragrance applications in perfumery as a structural or aromatic building block, and may be explored as a natural-product-derived additive in coatings, inks, or specialty formulations where regulatory allowances permit. Its role is mainly as a chemical precursor and research material rather than a finished consumer ingredient, subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 3.19
    methanol 1.22
    isopropanol 3.22
    water 0.01
    ethyl acetate 8.03
    n-propanol 5.44
    acetone 6.17
    n-butanol 7.52
    acetonitrile 1.51
    DMF 12.19
    toluene 18.96
    isobutanol 4.99
    1,4-dioxane 19.07
    methyl acetate 4.62
    THF 32.85
    2-butanone 9.37
    n-pentanol 5.95
    sec-butanol 3.56
    n-hexane 1.09
    ethylene glycol 0.24
    NMP 18.78
    cyclohexane 1.13
    DMSO 3.58
    n-butyl acetate 11.61
    n-octanol 6.85
    chloroform 20.41
    n-propyl acetate 6.82
    acetic acid 2.28
    dichloromethane 10.12
    cyclohexanone 17.09
    propylene glycol 0.64
    isopropyl acetate 10.93
    DMAc 19.66
    2-ethoxyethanol 7.57
    isopentanol 7.81
    n-heptane 1.4
    ethyl formate 2.26
    1,2-dichloroethane 7.05
    n-hexanol 8.69
    2-methoxyethanol 7.27
    isobutyl acetate 9.09
    tetrachloromethane 4.5
    n-pentyl acetate 16.95
    transcutol 36.64
    n-heptanol 10.36
    ethylbenzene 9.22
    MIBK 12.54
    2-propoxyethanol 21.66
    tert-butanol 3.81
    MTBE 8.52
    2-butoxyethanol 21.77
    propionic acid 2.7
    o-xylene 10.3
    formic acid 0.57
    diethyl ether 10.4
    m-xylene 15.03
    p-xylene 9.3
    chlorobenzene 12.1
    dimethyl carbonate 4.75
    n-octane 0.48
    formamide 0.97
    cyclopentanone 18.64
    2-pentanone 11.74
    anisole 18.79
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 18.54
    gamma-butyrolactone 12.69
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 11.66
    pyridine 19.8
    3-pentanone 10.55
    furfural 12.22
    n-dodecane 0.21
    diethylene glycol 5.59
    diisopropyl ether 5.87
    tert-amyl alcohol 4.04
    acetylacetone 13.07
    n-hexadecane 0.27
    acetophenone 14.04
    methyl propionate 8.76
    isopentyl acetate 16.63
    trichloroethylene 18.13
    n-nonanol 8.74
    cyclohexanol 5.72
    benzyl alcohol 9.45
    2-ethylhexanol 7.93
    isooctanol 10.31
    dipropyl ether 13.73
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 12.02
    ethyl lactate 4.11
    propylene carbonate 7.22
    n-methylformamide 2.65
    2-pentanol 5.37
    n-pentane 1.18
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 21.18
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 24.59
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 19.36
    mesitylene 8.84
    ε-caprolactone 15.6
    p-cymene 8.37
    epichlorohydrin 16.16
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 9.63
    2-aminoethanol 1.18
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 25.46
    sulfolane 12.91
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.94
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 14.9
    n-hexyl acetate 17.56
    isooctane 1.06
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 24.82
    sec-butyl acetate 7.89
    tert-butyl acetate 15.06
    decalin 1.34
    glycerin 1.3
    diglyme 41.64
    acrylic acid 2.11
    isopropyl myristate 7.14
    n-butyric acid 6.51
    acetyl acetate 6.5
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 9.6
    ethyl propionate 7.82
    nitromethane 3.95
    1,2-diethoxyethane 16.1
    benzonitrile 7.86
    trioctyl phosphate 6.28
    1-bromopropane 6.48
    gamma-valerolactone 30.16
    n-decanol 5.08
    triethyl phosphate 7.6
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 6.01
    propionitrile 3.66
    vinylene carbonate 7.5
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 9.86
    DMS 10.85
    cumene 7.06
    2-octanol 5.9
    2-hexanone 9.19
    octyl acetate 8.29
    limonene 8.22
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 16.09
    ethyl orthosilicate 9.53
    tributyl phosphate 5.6
    diacetone alcohol 12.52
    N,N-dimethylaniline 16.58
    acrylonitrile 3.28
    aniline 12.13
    1,3-propanediol 3.12
    bromobenzene 15.18
    dibromomethane 7.91
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 14.63
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 13.59
    tetrabutyl urea 8.74
    diisobutyl methanol 6.96
    2-phenylethanol 15.11
    styrene 9.33
    dioctyl adipate 10.61
    dimethyl sulfate 6.65
    ethyl butyrate 10.98
    methyl lactate 4.04
    butyl lactate 12.87
    diethyl carbonate 6.43
    propanediol butyl ether 12.29
    triethyl orthoformate 13.84
    p-tert-butyltoluene 8.99
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 24.85
    morpholine 20.57
    tert-butylamine 3.39
    n-dodecanol 2.95
    dimethoxymethane 15.89
    ethylene carbonate 6.29
    cyrene 15.51
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 22.99
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 14.47
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 16.55
    4-methylpyridine 19.34
    dibutyl ether 6.94
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 6.96
    DEF 12.74
    dimethyl isosorbide 33.55
    tetrachloroethylene 9.94
    eugenol 23.23
    triacetin 16.64
    span 80 16.58
    1,4-butanediol 1.33
    1,1-dichloroethane 7.0
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 6.61
    methyl formate 1.87
    2-methyl-1-butanol 6.77
    n-decane 0.68
    butyronitrile 4.78
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 7.57
    1-chlorooctane 3.68
    1-chlorotetradecane 0.93
    n-nonane 0.56
    undecane 0.35
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1.51
    cyclooctane 0.8
    cyclopentanol 4.52
    tetrahydropyran 17.49
    tert-amyl methyl ether 7.78
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 26.25
    1-hexene 3.68
    2-isopropoxyethanol 7.85
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 1.26
    methyl butyrate 7.89

    Scent© AI

1 4

IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction