flavan
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The flavans are benzopyran derivatives that use the 2-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene skeleton. They may be found in plants. These compounds include the flavan-3-ols, flavan-4-ols and flavan-3,4-diols (leucoanthocyanidin).
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- Mass
- 210.104465
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- chemical formula
- C₁₅H₁₄O
- Commons category
- Flavan
- canonical SMILES
- C1CC2=CC=CC=C2OC1C3=CC=CC=C3
- found in taxon
- Broussonetia papyrifera
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The flavans are benzopyran derivatives that use the 2-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene skeleton. They may be found in plants. These compounds include the flavan-3-ols, flavan-4-ols and flavan-3,4-diols (leucoanthocyanidin).
A C-glycosidic flavan can be isolated from cocoa liquor.
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