Nepetalactol

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Nepetalactol
Names
IUPAC name
(4aS,7S,7aR)-4,7-Dimethyl-1,4a,5,6,7,7a-hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-1-ol
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
3DMet
ChEBI
ChemSpider
KEGG
  • InChI=1S/C10H16O2/c1-6-3-4-8-7(2)5-12-10(11)9(6)8/h5-6,8-11H,3-4H2,1-2H3/t6-,8+,9+,10?/m0/s1
    Key: OJGPEAXUHQRLNC-CEPLBNANSA-N
  • InChI=1/C10H16O2/c1-6-3-4-8-7(2)5-12-10(11)9(6)8/h5-6,8-11H,3-4H2,1-2H3/t6-,8+,9+,10u/m0/s1
    Key: OJGPEAXUHQRLNC-XUFCCMHBBP
  • C[C@H]1CC[C@H]2[C@@H]1C(OC=C2C)O
Properties
C10H16O2
Molar mass 168.236 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Nepetalactol is an

cat attractant, and a mosquito repellent. The fact that mosquitos bite cats with nepetalactol on their fur less often may explain why cats are attracted to silver vine in the first place.[2]

References

  1. S2CID 4431685
    .
  2. S2CID 231681044
    .
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