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Delta-Cadinol

δ-Cadinol is an organic compound, a sesquiterpenoid alcohol produced by many plants as well as and some animals and microorganisms. It is a white crystalline solid, soluble in isopropyl ether and ethanol. It is also called torreyol, sesquigoyol, pilgerol, cedrelanol, lambertol, and albicaulol.

The names may refer to any of two isomers distinguished by the prefixes - and -. The -isomer was identified by E. Shinozaki in 1922 from the leaves of Torreya nucifera. The -isomer was isolated in 1951 by Haagen-Smit and others from Pinus albicaulus. Its structure was determined in 1970 by Lars Westfelt.