(-)-Valerenic Acid

CAS: 3569-10-6

Ref. TR-V091400

Product Information

• Name: (-)-Valerenic Acid
• Synonyms: (2E)-3-[(4S,7R,7aR)-2,4,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-3,7-dimethyl-1H-inden-4-yl]-2-methyl-2-propenoic acid, 3-(2,4,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-3,7-dimethyl-1H-inden-4-yl)-2-methyl-, [4S-[4α(E),7β,7aalpha]]-2-propenoic acid, 2,4,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-α,3,7-trimethyl-indene-4-acrylic acid, 3-(2,4,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-3,7-dimethyl-1H-inden-4-yl)-2-methyl-, [4S-[4alpha(E),7beta,7aalpha]]-2-propenoic acid, 2,4,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-alpha,3,7-trimethyl-indene-4-acrylic acid
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Applications Valerenic Acid, acts as a subtype-selective GABAA receptor agonist in neonatal rat brainstem preparations. It can be used for the synthesis of Valerena-4,7(11)-diene, a highly active sedative.References Yuan, C. S., et al.: Anesthesia and Analgesia, 98, 353 (2004); Dietz, B., et al.: Mol. Brain Res., 138, 191 (2005); Kitayama, T., et al.: Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem., 74 (9), 1963 (2010)

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 234.33
• Formula: C₁₅H₂₂O₂
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C15H22O2/c1-9-4-6-12(8-11(3)15(16)17)14-10(2)5-7-13(9)14/h8-9,12-13H,4-7H2,1-3H3,(H,16,17)/b11-8+/t9-,12+,13-/m1/s1
• InChI key: InChIKey=FEBNTWHYQKGEIQ-SUKRRCERSA-N
• SMILES: CC1=C2[C@H](/C=C(\C)C(=O)O)CC[C@@H](C)[C@H]2CC1