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carminic acid

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carminic acid

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Also known as Natural Red 4

chemical compound related to the pigment carmine

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Within Vinony's link graph, carminic acid is referenced by 38 other articles, and connects out to Peru, International Standard Book Number and glucose.

It is catalogued under topics including Anthraquinone dyes, Anthraquinone glucosides and Chembox image size set.

Its subject is documented across 27 Wikipedia language editions.

Chemical data

Formula
C22H20O13
Molecular weight
492.4 g/mol
IUPAC name
3,5,6,8-tetrahydroxy-1-methyl-9,10-dioxo-7-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]anthracene-2-carboxylic acid
SMILES
CC1=C2C(=CC(=C1C(=O)O)O)C(=O)C3=C(C2=O)C(=C(C(=C3O)O)[C@H]4[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O4)CO)O)O)O)O
InChIKey
DGQLVPJVXFOQEV-JNVSTXMASA-N
XLogP
0.5
Polar surface area
243 Ų
H-bond donors
9
H-bond acceptors
13
Formal charge
0

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Molecule type
Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
carmine
Has part
carbon
Mass
492.09
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chemical formula
C₂₂H₂₀O₁₃
isomeric SMILES
CC1=C2C(=CC(=C1C(=O)O)O)C(=O)C3=C(C2=O)C(=C(C(=C3O)O)[C@H]4[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O4)CO)O)O)O)O
canonical SMILES
CC1=C2C(=CC(=C1C(=O)O)O)C(=O)C3=C(C2=O)C(=C(C(=C3O)O)C4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O
Commons category
Carminic acid
different from
carmine
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