Valoneic acid
Chemical compound
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Valoneic acid is a hydrolysable tannin. It is a component of some hydrolysable tannins such as mallojaponin.
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Valoneaic acid | |
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| C21H14O13; C21H14O15 | |
| Molar mass | 474.32 g/mol, 506.32 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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The difference with its isomer sanguisorbic acid is that the hydroxyl that links the hexahydroxydiphenoyl (HHDP) group to the galloyl group belongs to the HHDP group.

It can be chemically synthesized.[1]
See also
- Sanguisorbic acid
- Valonea (Quercus macrolepis)
- Valoneic acid dilactone
