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Sappanol

Sappanol is a 3,4-dihydroxyhomoisoflavan, a type of homoisoflavonoid, that can be found in Caesalpinia sappan.

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Sappanol
Chemical structure of sappanol
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Names
IUPAC name
(3R,4S)-1′(3)a-Homoisoflavan-3,3′,4,4′,7-pentol
Systematic IUPAC name
(3R,4S)-3-[(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)methyl]-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-3,4,7-triol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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  • InChI=1S/C16H16O6/c17-10-2-3-11-14(6-10)22-8-16(21,15(11)20)7-9-1-4-12(18)13(19)5-9/h1-6,15,17-21H,7-8H2/t15-,16+/m0/s1
    Key: MPGFEHZDABUJFR-JKSUJKDBSA-N
  • C1[C@@]([C@H](C2=C(O1)C=C(C=C2)O)O)(CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O
Properties
C16H16O6
Molar mass 304.298 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Sappanol is a 3,4-dihydroxyhomoisoflavan, a type of homoisoflavonoid, that can be found in Caesalpinia sappan.1

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References

  1. Michio Namikoshi, Hiroyuki Nakata, Hiroyuki Yamada, Minako Nagai and Tamotsu Saitoh (1987). "Homoisoflavonoids and related compounds. II. Isolation and absolute configurations of 3,4-dihydroxylated homoisoflavans and brazilins from Caesalpinia sappan L". Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 35 (7): 2761–2773. doi:10.1248/cpb.35.2761.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)