Prenols

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-009395",
  "term": "Prenols",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Alcohols of the general formula H(CH2C(CH3)=CHCH2)nOH, whose carbon skeleton consists of one or more head-to-tail isoprene units. The simplest member is prenol itself, 3-methylbut-2-en-1-ol (n = 1), with geraniol (n = 2) and farnesol (n = 3) as longer chains. Dimethylallyl pyrophosphate, the pyrophosphate ester of prenol, is a five-carbon starting unit in terpenoid biosynthesis.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "alcohols",
    "isoprenoids"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1360 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)",
    "White Book, 2nd ed., p. 252 (https://iupac.qmul.ac.uk/bibliog/white.html)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/prenols/"
}