一种三环二萜类含氧化合物,是最重要的树脂酸之一。不溶于水,溶于一般有机溶剂和稀氢氧化钠溶液,溶于醇、苯、氯仿、丙酮、醚和二硫化碳。工业用的松香酸是黄色玻璃状固体,熔点有时可低至85℃。应用 : 松香酸可用作以下物质的制备前体: 环氧和石油化工固化剂。具有潜在抗肿瘤、抗真菌和抗病毒活性的脱氢松香酸衍生物。它还可用作以下物质的总合成起始材料:(−)-雷公藤内酯酮和(−)-雷公藤内酯,强效的抗肿瘤剂和免疫抑制剂 醌(−)-12-脱氧总状土木香醌,抗利什曼病试剂 松香酸衍生儿茶酚(甲基11,12-二羟基松香酸-8,11,13-三烯-18-甲酯,MDTO),潜在的抗氧化剂;Starting material for natural product synthesis. Epoxidation with MCPBA.Abietic acid is used as a precursor in the preparation of petrochemical curing agents. It is used in the synthesis of dehydroabietic acid derivatives, that exhibit antitumor, antimycotic, and antiviral activities. It can also be used as a starting material in the total synthesis of (-)-triptolide[8] and (+)-amberketal.