Chemistry:Vaginol

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Vaginol
Vaginol.svg
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Properties
C14H14O5
Molar mass 262.261 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Vaginol is a chemical compound of the furanocoumarin class. Its glucoside is apterin.[1]

It has been prepared by the following reaction sequence:

Vaginol synthesis.png

References

  1. Alamgir, A.N.M. (2018). Therapeutic Use of Medicinal Plants and their Extracts: Volume 2: Phytochemistry and Bioactive Compounds. Progress in Drug Research. Springer International Publishing. p. 253. ISBN 978-3-319-92387-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=2LZhDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA253. Retrieved 18 April 2019. "Coumarin glycosides contain coumarin or a derivative as aglycone, e.g., apterin is a coumarin glycoside. It is a furanocoumarin, the glucoside of vaginol. It has been isolated from the root of plants in the Apiaceae (Angelica spp. Zizia aptera ..."