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G090 · Sesquiterpenoid

(+)-Nootkatone

C15H22O · 218.34 g mol−1

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INTERACTIVE 3D STRUCTURE

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CHONCagePhenanthrene 2a
2D chemical structure of (+)-Nootkatone
(+)-Nootkatone · 2D chemical structure
3D crystal structure of (+)-Nootkatone determined by the crystalline-sponge method
(+)-Nootkatone · crystalline-sponge guest structure
(+)-Nootkatone inside a crystalline sponge coordination cage
(+)-Nootkatone · coordination-cage host–guest structure

(+)-Nootkatone (compound 20) was structurally analyzed using cage 1a and phenanthrene (2a) in the size-compensation strategy for low-polarity small molecules.

Molecular formula
C15H22O
Molecular weight
218.34 g mol−1
CCDC accession
2565746 ↗
Host
Pd6L4 cage 1a
Study
Angew. Chem. 2026 · Size compensation
Compound in publication
20

Crystal records in this study

HostModulatorCCDCSI table
Standard cage 1aPhenanthrene 2a2565746S17

SOURCE PUBLICATION

Expanding the Chemical Space of Analytes in the 2G Crystalline Sponge Method: Size-Compensation Strategy for the Structural Analysis of Low-Polarity Small Molecules

W. He, L. Soliman, H. Takezawa, M. Fujita

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, e4748505.

First published: 20 October 2026 · Early View

DOI 10.1002/anie.4748505 ↗