Nerolic acid

Nerolic acid
Names
	IUPAC name (2Z)-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienoic acid
	Other names Neric acid; 3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-dienoic acid; 3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienoic acid,
Identifiers
CAS Number	4613-38-1 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	4472008;
EC Number	202-058-4;
PubChem CID	5275520;
UNII	6K8MFD7K03 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90109995 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C10H16O2/c1-8(2)5-4-6-9(3)7-10(11)12/h5,7H,4,6H2,1-3H3,(H,11,12)/b9-7+ Key: ZHYZQXUYZJNEHD-VQHVLOKHSA-N;
	SMILES CC(=CCC/C(=C/C(=O)O)/C)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C10H16O2
Molar mass	168.236 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Related isomers	Geranic acid
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Nerolic acid, also known as (Z)-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienoic acid is one of seven chemicals found in the Nasonov scent gland of honey-bees along with geraniol, geranic acid, (E)-citral, (Z)-citral, (E,E)-farnesol, and nerol. Of these, nerolic acid, geraniol, and (E,E)-farnesol are present in the highest proportions.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

^ Winston, Mark L (1987). The Biology of the Honey Bee. First Harvard University Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-674-07409-5.
^ R Boch; DA Shearer (April 18, 1964). "Identification of Nerolic and Geranic Acids in the Nassanoff Pheromone of the Honey Bee". Nature. 202 (4929): 320–321. Bibcode:1964Natur.202..320B. doi:10.1038/202320a0.
^ Free JB, Ferguson AW, Picket JA (1981). "Evalutation of Various Components of the Nasonov Pheromone used by clustering honeybees". Physiological Entomology. 6 (3): 263–268. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3032.1981.tb00270.x.

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[honeybeebiology-1] Winston, Mark L (1987). The Biology of the Honey Bee. First Harvard University Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-674-07409-5.

[2] R Boch; DA Shearer (April 18, 1964). "Identification of Nerolic and Geranic Acids in the Nassanoff Pheromone of the Honey Bee". Nature. 202 (4929): 320–321. Bibcode:1964Natur.202..320B. doi:10.1038/202320a0.

[3] Free JB, Ferguson AW, Picket JA (1981). "Evalutation of Various Components of the Nasonov Pheromone used by clustering honeybees". Physiological Entomology. 6 (3): 263–268. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3032.1981.tb00270.x.

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