Guaiol Explained

Guaiol or champacol is an organic compound, a sesquiterpenoid alcohol found in several plants, especially in the oil of guaiacum and cypress pine.[1] It is a crystalline solid that melts at 92 °C.[2] Guaiol is one of many terpenes found in Cannabis and it has been associated with anxiolytic activity.[3] [4]

Reactions

Guaiol yields a deep purple color when treated with electrophilic bromine reagents.[5] Upon heating with sulfur, guaiazulene can yield.

See also

Notes and References

  1. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
  2. Wolfram Alpha Guaiol
  3. Hillig. Karl W. 2004-10-01. A chemotaxonomic analysis of terpenoid variation in Cannabis. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 32. 10. 875–891. 10.1016/j.bse.2004.04.004.
  4. 10.3389/fnins.2018.00730. Cannabis and the Anxiety of Fragmentation—A Systems Approach for Finding an Anxiolytic Cannabis Chemotype. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 12. 2018. Kamal. Brishna S.. Kamal. Fatima. Lantela. Daniel E.. 730. 30405331. 6204402. free.
  5. 12391567 . 2002 . Waddell . TG . Arp . NW . Bodine . KD . Pagni . RM . The guaiol color reaction . 68 . 10 . 949–50 . 10.1055/s-2002-34931 . Planta Medica.

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