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eugenitin

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Also known as 4H-1-Benzopyran-4-one, 5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2,6-dimethyl-

Eugenitin is a chromone derivative, a type of phenolic compound found in cloves. It has also been isolated from the fungal species Cylindrocarpon sp. C.M.I. 127996.

Chemical data

Formula
C12H12O4
Molecular weight
220.22 g/mol
IUPAC name
5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2,6-dimethylchromen-4-one
SMILES
CC1=CC(=O)C2=C(C(=C(C=C2O1)OC)C)O
InChIKey
RGTSAUBIQAKKLC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
2.5
Polar surface area
55.8 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
4
Formal charge
0

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Molecule type
Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Mass
220.074
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found in taxon
Melaleuca cajuputi
chemical formula
C₁₂H₁₂O₄
canonical SMILES
CC1=CC(=O)C2=C(C(=C(C=C2O1)OC)C)O
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Synthesis
  • See also
  • References

Eugenitin is a chromone derivative, a type of phenolic compound found in cloves. It has also been isolated from the fungal species Cylindrocarpon sp. C.M.I. 127996.

==Synthesis== Eugenitin has also been synthesized using the Kostanecki sodium acetate-acetic anhydride cyclization of C-methylphloracetophenone in 1952 and from visnagin, khellin and khellol in 1953.

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