Olivetolic acid

Olivetolic acid
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 2,4-Dihydroxy-6-pentylbenzoic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	491-72-5 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:66955;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL3134414;
ChemSpider	2104822;
PubChem CID	2826719;
UNII	3Y8J575L93 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID20197688 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C12H16O4/c1-2-3-4-5-8-6-9(13)7-10(14)11(8)12(15)16/h6-7,13-14H,2-5H2,1H3,(H,15,16) Key: SXFKFRRXJUJGSS-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES CCCCCC1=C(C(=CC(=C1)O)O)C(=O)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C12H16O4
Molar mass	224.256 g·mol−1
Appearance	colorless solid
Melting point	148–9 °C (298–48 °F; 421–282 K)
Related compounds
Related compounds	Cannabidiolic acid
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Olivetolic acid is an organic compound with the formula C₅H₁₁C₆H₂(OH)₂CO₂H. Several isomers with this formula exist. Olivetolic acid can be viewed as a derivative of olivetol ( 1,3,5-C₅H₁₁C₆H₂(OH)₂CO₂H, with a carboxylic acid group adjacent to the pentyl (C₅H₁₁) group. Olivetolic acid has attracted attention because it is an intermediate in the biosynthetic pathway of the cannabinoids, found in Cannabis sativa.^[1]

The ester dimer of olivetolic acid, anziaic acid, is found in lichen.^[2]^[3]

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