Dihydroactinidiolide

Dihydroactinidiolide

Names
IUPAC name (7aR)-5,6,7,7a-Tetrahydro-4,4,7a-trimethyl-2(4H)-benzofuranone
Other names Dihydroactinidiolide
Identifiers
CAS Number	17092-92-1 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image Interactive image
ChemSpider	4937432 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.169.249
PubChem CID	6432173
InChI InChI=1S/C11H16O2/c1-10(2)5-4-6-11(3)8(10)7-9(12)13-11/h7H,4-6H2,1-3H3/t11-/m1/s1 Y Key: IMKHDCBNRDRUEB-LLVKDONJSA-N Y InChI=1/C11H16O2/c1-10(2)5-4-6-11(3)8(10)7-9(12)13-11/h7H,4-6H2,1-3H3/t11-/m1/s1 Key: IMKHDCBNRDRUEB-LLVKDONJBM
SMILES O=C2O[C@]1(C)CCCC(C)(C)C1=C2 O=C\1O[C@]2(/C(=C/1)C(CCC2)(C)C)C
Properties
Chemical formula	C11H16O2
Molar mass	180.24 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Dihydroactinidiolide is a volatile terpene. It has a sweet, tea-like odor and is used as a fragrance. Dihydroactinidiolide occurs naturally in black tea, fenugreek, fire ants, mangos, silver vine (Actinidia polygama), and tobacco. It has also been prepared synthetically.

Dihydroactinidiolide is a pheromone for a variety of insects; for example, it is one of the three components of the pheromone for queen recognition of the workers of the red fire ant.

As with nepetalactone, found in catnip, dihydroactinidiolide is a cat attractant. Cultivators of silver vine (which contains another such chemical, actinidine, which is also a cat attractant) sometimes find their plants destroyed by enthusiastic cats.