Chamazulene

Chamazulene
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 7-Ethyl-1,4-dimethylazulene
	Other names 1,4-Dimethyl-7-ethylazulene; Ba 2784; Camazulene; Chamazulen; Dimethulen; Dimethulene
Identifiers
CAS Number	529-05-5 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	10268;
ECHA InfoCard	100.007.682
PubChem CID	10719;
UNII	Z439UH6E5F ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID70200939 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C14H16/c1-4-12-7-5-10(2)13-8-6-11(3)14(13)9-12/h5-9H,4H2,1-3H3 Key: GXGJIOMUZAGVEH-UHFFFAOYSA-N; InChI=1/C14H16/c1-4-12-7-5-10(2)13-8-6-11(3)14(13)9-12/h5-9H,4H2,1-3H3 Key: GXGJIOMUZAGVEH-UHFFFAOYAM;
	SMILES c1(ccc(c2ccc(c2c1)C)C)CC;
Properties
Chemical formula	C14H16
Molar mass	184.282 g·mol−1
Appearance	Blue oil
Density	0.9883 (at 20 °C)
Boiling point	161 °C (322 °F; 434 K) (at 12 mmHg)
Hazards
	Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)	3 g/kg (i.m., mouse)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
	Infobox references

Chamazulene is an aromatic chemical compound with the molecular formula C₁₄H₁₆ found in a variety of plants including in chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), and yarrow (Achillea millefolium).^[1] It is a blue-violet derivative of azulene which is biosynthesized from the sesquiterpene matricin.^[2]

Biosynthesis of chamazulene (3) from matricin (1) via a carboxylic acid of chamazulene (2).

Chamazulene has anti-inflammatory properties in vivo and inhibits the CYP1A2 enzyme.^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e The Merck Index, 11th Edition, 2031
^ ^a ^b Safayhi, H; Sabieraj, J; Sailer, ER; Ammon, HP (1994). "Chamazulene: An antioxidant-type inhibitor of leukotriene B4 formation". Planta Medica. 60 (5): 410–3. doi:10.1055/s-2006-959520. PMID 7997466.

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