Cadalene

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IUPACName=4-Isopropyl-1,6-dimethylnaphthalene
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CASNo=483-78-3
PubChem=10225
SMILES=Cc2ccc(C(C)C)c1cc(C)ccc12
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Formula=C₁₅H₁₈
MolarMass=198.30342
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Cadalene (4-isopropyl-1,6-dimethylnaphthalene) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with a chemical formula C₁₅H₁₈ and a cadinane skeleton. It is derived from generic sesquiterpenes, and ubiquitous in essential oils of many higher plants. [ [http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php%3Fscript%3Dsci_arttext%26pid%3DS0103-50532003000300004] ]

Cadalene, together with retene, simonellite and ip-iHMN, is a biomarker of higher plants, which makes it useful for paleobotanic analysis of rock sediments.

The ratio of retene to cadalene in sediments can reveal the ratio of the genus "Pinaceae" in the biosphere. [cite journal|journal=Geophysical Research Abstracts|volume=7|pages=10201|year=2005|title=Vascular plant biomarkers as ancient vegetation proxies and their stratigraphic use for tracing paleoclimatic changes during Jurassic in Western Europe|author=Y. Hautevelle, R. Michels, F. Malartre and A. Trouiller|url=http://www.cosis.net/abstracts/EGU05/10201/EGU05-J-10201.pdf|format=abstract page]

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