Tetrafucol A

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Tetrafucol A is a fucol-type phlorotannin found in the brown algae Ascophyllum nodosum,[1] Analipus japonicus[2] and Scytothamnus australis.[3]

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Tetrafucol A
Chemical structure of tetrafucol A
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
[11,21:23,31:33,41-Quaterphenyl]-12,14,16,22,24,26,32,34,36,42,44,46-dodecol
Other names
Tetrafucol-A
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/C24H18O12/c25-7-1-9(27)17(10(28)2-7)19-13(31)5-15(33)21(23(19)35)22-16(34)6-14(32)20(24(22)36)18-11(29)3-8(26)4-12(18)30/h1-6,25-36H
    Key: OZBVFMWAUXWMKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • Oc3cc(O)cc(O)c3-c4c(O)c(c(O)cc4O)-c(c1O)c(O)cc(O)c1-c2c(O)cc(O)cc2O
  • dodecaacetate: CC(=O)Oc1cc(OC(C)=O)c(-c2c(OC(C)=O)cc(OC(C)=O)c(-c3c(OC(C)=O)cc(OC(C)=O)c(-c4c(OC(C)=O)cc(OC(C)=O)cc4OC(C)=O)c3OC(C)=O)c2OC(C)=O)c(OC(C)=O)c1
Properties
C24H18O12
Molar mass 498.392 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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In A. japonicus, 5'-bromo- and 5'-chlorotetrafucol-A can also be detected.

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