High-boiling Fraction Naturally Occurring Strong Oxidizing Agent Longifolene Application: Industrial

Longifolene is the common chemical name of a naturally occurring, oily liquid hydrocarbon found primarily in the high-boiling fraction of certain pine resins. The name is derived from that of a pine species from which the compound was isolated, pinus longifolia chemically, longifolene is a tricyclic sesquiterpene. Retrosynthesis is a method of chemical synthesis which involves a deconstructinga a target molecule into its readily available, simple starting materials in order to assess the best synthetic route. Retrosynthesis is well suited for discovering different synthetic routes and comparing them in a logical and straightforward fashion. A database may be consulted at each stage of the analysis, to determine whether a component already exists in the literature.