Roburin A is a tannin found in oak wood (Quercus robur and Quercus petraea [ 1] or Quercus alba [ 2] ) or oak cork (Quercus suber [ 3] ).
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Roburin A
Chemical structure of roburin A
Identifiers
ChemSpider
InChI=1S/C82H50O51/c83-13-1-8-20(46(93)41(13)88)21-9(2-14(84)42(89)47(21)94)76(117)128-67-18(6-124-73(8)114)126-74(115)10-3-15(85)43(90)48(95)22(10)26-36-28(54(101)62(109)52(26)99)29-38-33(59(106)65(112)55(29)102)34(69(130-79(38)120)71(67)132-80(36)121)32-35-25(51(98)64(111)58(32)105)24-12(5-17(87)45(92)50(24)97)77(118)129-68-19(7-125-78(35)119)127-75(116)11-4-16(86)44(91)49(96)23(11)27-37-30(56(103)63(110)53(27)100)31-39-40(60(107)66(113)57(31)104)61(108)70(131-82(39)123)72(68)133-81(37)122/h1-5,18-19,34,61,67-72,83-113H,6-7H2/t18-,19+,34+,61+,67-,68+,69-,70-,71+,72+/m0/s1
Key: QTCMAUFCWPWEDU-DMXGXNKNSA-N
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Properties
C 82 H 50 O 51
Molar mass
1851 .251 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25
°C [77
°F], 100
kPa).
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It is a dimeric compound, composed of two vescalagin subunits probably linked through an ether bond between the diphenoyl group (hexahydroxydiphenic acid or HHDP) of one subunit and the triphenoyl moiety (nonahydroxytriphenic acid ) of the other one.[ 4]