Ambroxide

Ambroxide, widely known by the brand name Ambroxan, is a naturally occurring terpenoid and one of the key constituents responsible for the odor of ambergris.[2] Ambroxide is used in perfumery for creating ambergris notes and as a fixative.[3] Ambroxide is synthesized from sclareol, a component of the essential oil of clary sage.[4] Sclareol is oxidatively degraded to a lactone, which is hydrogenated to the corresponding diol.[5] The resulting compound is dehydrated to form ambroxide.
Conversion of sclareol to ambroxide
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