Purpurogallin
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Purpurogallin is an aglycone natural product. It is an orange-red solid that is soluble in polar organic solvents but not in water. Its glycoside (ether-linked to sugar), called dryophantin, is found in nutgalls and oak barks. Purpurogallin can be prepared by oxidation of pyrogallol with sodium periodate.[1]
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Preferred IUPAC name
1,7,8,9-Tetrahydroxy-2H-benzo[7]annulen-2-one | |
Other names
Purpurogalline 2,3,4,6-Tetrahydroxybenzocyclohepten-5-one PPG | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.008.478 |
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MeSH | C026133 |
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C11H8O5 | |
Molar mass | 220.180 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Red crystalline solid |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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