Taxa-4,11-diene

Taxadiene

Names
Systematic IUPAC name Taxa-4,11-diene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	391697
PubChem CID	443484
InChI InChI=1S/C20H32/c1-14-7-6-11-20(5)12-10-17-15(2)8-9-16(13-18(14)20)19(17,3)4/h7,16,18H,6,8-13H2,1-5H3/t16-,18+,20-/m0/s1 Key: FRJSECSOXKQMOD-HQRMLTQVSA-N InChI=1/C20H32/c1-14-7-6-11-20(5)12-10-17-15(2)8-9-16(13-18(14)20)19(17,3)4/h7,16,18H,6,8-13H2,1-5H3/t16-,18+,20-/m0/s1 Key: FRJSECSOXKQMOD-HQRMLTQVBK
SMILES C\1(=C2/CC[C@]3(C)CC/C=C(/C)[C@H]3C[C@H](CC/1)C2(C)C)C
Properties
Chemical formula	C20H32
Molar mass	272.48 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Taxadiene (taxa-4,11-diene) is a diterpene. Taxadiene is the first committed intermediate in the synthesis of taxol. Six hydroxylation reactions, and a few others, are needed to convert taxadiene to baccatin III.

Enzymatically, taxadiene is produced from geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate by taxadiene synthase. A biochemical gram-scale production of taxadiene has been reported in 2010 using genetically engineered Escherichia coli.