Okanin
Chemical compound
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Okanin is a chalconoid. It can be found in the plant Bidens pilosa (Picao preto).[1]
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2â²,3,3â²,4,4â²-Pentahydroxychalcone | |
| Other names
3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-1-(2,3,4-trihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one | |
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| C15H12O6 | |
| Molar mass | 288.25 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Glycosides / Acetylations
Marein is the 4'-O-glucoside of okanin.
Methylated okanin derivatives can be isolated from Bidens torta. Those include okanin 3,4,3â²,4â²-tetramethyl ether, okanin 3,4,3â²-trimethyl ether 4â²-glucoside, okanin 4-methyl ether 4â²-glucoside and okanin 4-methyl ether 4â²-glucoside monoacetate. Okanin 3,4-dimethyl ether 4â²-glucoside can also be isolated.[2]
