Procyanidin B1

Procyanidin B1
	Chemical structure of procyanidin B2
Names
	IUPAC name [(2R,3R,4R)-Flavan-3,3′,4′,5,7-pentol]-(4→8)-[(2R,3S)-flavan-3,3′,4′,5,7-pentol]
	Systematic IUPAC name (2R,2′R,3R,3′S,4R)-2,2′-Bis(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,3′,4,4′-tetrahydro-2H,2′H-[4,8′-bi-1-benzopyran]-3,3′,5,5′,7,7′-hexol
	Other names Procyanidin B1; cis,trans′′-4,8′′-Bi-(3,3′,4′,5,7-Pentahydroxyflavane)
Identifiers
CAS Number	20315-25-7 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:75633;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL504937;
ChemSpider	9425166;
PubChem CID	11250133;
UNII	0566J48E7X;
	InChI InChI=1S/C30H26O12/c31-13-7-20(37)24-23(8-13)41-29(12-2-4-16(33)19(36)6-12)27(40)26(24)25-21(38)10-17(34)14-9-22(39)28(42-30(14)25)11-1-3-15(32)18(35)5-11/h1-8,10,22,26-29,31-40H,9H2/t22-,26+,27+,28+,29+/m0/s1 Key: XFZJEEAOWLFHDH-UKWJTHFESA-N;
	SMILES O[C@H]1Cc2c(O)cc(O)c([C@@H]3[C@@H](O)[C@H](Oc4cc(O)cc(O)c34)c3ccc(O)c(O)c3)c2O[C@@H]1c1ccc(O)c(O)c1;
Properties
Chemical formula	C30H26O12
Molar mass	578.52 g/mol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Procyanidin B1^[1] is a procyanidin dimer.

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It is a molecule with a 4→8 bond (epicatechin-(4β→8)-catechin).^[2] Proanthocyanidin-B1 can be found in Cinnamomum verum (Ceylon cinnamon, in the rind, bark or cortex), in Uncaria guianensis (cat's claw, in the root), and in Vitis vinifera (common grape vine, in the leaf)^[3] or in peach.^[4]

Procyanidin B1 can be converted into procyanidin A1 by radical oxidation using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals under neutral conditions.^[5]

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