Chemistry:Betulin

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Betulin
Betulin
Names
IUPAC name
Lup-20(29)-ene-3β,28-diol
Systematic IUPAC name
(1R,3aS,5aR,5bR,7aR,9S,11aR,11bR,13aR,13bR)-3a-(Hydroxymethyl)-5a,5b,8,8,11a-pentamethyl-1-(prop-1-en-2-yl)icosahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]chrysen-9-ol
Other names
Betulinol, betuline, betulol, betulinic alcohol, trochol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 207-475-5
KEGG
UNII
Properties
C30H50O2
Molar mass 442.728 g·mol−1
Appearance solid with needle-like crystals[1]
Melting point 256 to 257 °C (493 to 495 °F; 529 to 530 K)
insoluble[1]
Solubility slightly soluble in ethanol and benzene; soluble in diethyl ether, ethyl acetate and ligroin[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Betulin is an abundant, naturally occurring triterpene. It is commonly isolated from the bark of birch trees. It forms up to 30% of the dry weight of silver birch bark.[2] It is also found in birch sap.[citation needed] Inonotus obliquus contains betulin.[3]

The compound in the bark gives the tree its white color which appears to protect the tree from mid-winter overheating by the sun. As a result, birches are some of the northernmost occurring deciduous trees.

History

Betulin was discovered in 1788 by German-Russian chemist Johann Tobias Lowitz.[4][5]

Chemistry

Chemically, betulin is a triterpenoid of lupane structure. It has a pentacyclic ring structure, and hydroxyl groups in positions C3 and C28.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Haynes, William M.; Lide, David R.; Bruno, Thomas J. (2014). "3". CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (95th ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. pp. 340. ISBN 9781482208689. OCLC 908078665. https://books.google.com/books?id=bNDMBQAAQBAJ&pg=SA7-PA. 
  2. Green, Brian; Bentley, Michael D.; Chung, Bong Y.; Lynch, Nicholas G.; Jensen, Bruce L. (2007-12-01). "Isolation of Betulin and Rearrangement to Allobetulin. A Biomimetic Natural Product Synthesis" (in EN). Journal of Chemical Education 84 (12): 1985. doi:10.1021/ed084p1985. Bibcode2007JChEd..84.1985G. 
  3. Gao, Yuan; Xu, Hongyu; Lu, Zhenming; Xu, Zhenghong (November 2009). "Quantitative determination of steroids in the fruiting bodies and submerged-cultured mycelia of Inonotus obliquus". Se Pu 27 (6): 745–749. ISSN 1000-8713. PMID 20352924. 
  4. Lowitz, J. T. (1788). "Űber eine neue, fast benzoeartige substanz der briken". Crell's Chem. Ann. 1: 312–317. 
  5. Król, Sylwia Katarzyna; Kiełbus, Michał; Rivero-Müller, Adolfo; Stepulak, Andrzej (2015). "Comprehensive Review on Betulin as a Potent Anticancer Agent". BioMed Research International 2015: 584189. doi:10.1155/2015/584189. PMID 25866796.