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Penicillic acid

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Penicillic acid
Skeletal formulas of two tautomers
Ball-and-stick model
Names
IUPAC name 5-Hydroxy-5-isopropenyl-4-methoxy-furan-2-one
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ECHA InfoCard 100.001.826 Edit this at Wikidata
KEGG
PubChem CID
UNII
SMILES
  • CC(=C)C1(C=CC(=O)O1)O
Properties
Chemical formula C8H10O4
Molar mass 170.164 g·mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). checkY verify (what is  ?) Infobox references
Chemical compound

Penicillic acid is a mycotoxin that is produced by Aspergillus flavus and Penicillium roqueforti mold. It is not a product of acid degradation of penicillin. Its first practical synthesis was reported in 1947 by Ralph Raphael, who had worked on penicillin during World War II.

References

  1. Raphael, Ralph (1947). "Synthesis of the Antibiotic, Penicillic Acid". Nature. 160 (4060): 261–262. Bibcode:1947Natur.160..261R. doi:10.1038/160261c0. PMID 20344393. S2CID 4066740.
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