Misplaced Pages

Ranunculin

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Ranunculin
Names
IUPAC name (5S)-5-furan-2(5H)-one
Systematic IUPAC name (5S)-5-({oxy}methyl)furan-2(5H)-one
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.010.384 Edit this at Wikidata
PubChem CID
UNII
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C11H16O8/c12-3-6-8(14)9(15)10(16)11(19-6)17-4-5-1-2-7(13)18-5/h1-2,5-6,8-12,14-16H,3-4H2/t5-,6+,8+,9-,10+,11+/m0/s1Key: TYWXNGXVSZRXNA-NVZSGMJQSA-N
  • InChI=1/C11H16O8/c12-3-6-8(14)9(15)10(16)11(19-6)17-4-5-1-2-7(13)18-5/h1-2,5-6,8-12,14-16H,3-4H2/t5-,6+,8+,9-,10+,11+/m0/s1Key: TYWXNGXVSZRXNA-NVZSGMJQBP
SMILES
  • C1=CC(=O)OC1COC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O
Properties
Chemical formula C11H16O8
Molar mass 276.241 g·mol
Melting point 141 to 142 °C (286 to 288 °F; 414 to 415 K)
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

Ranunculin is an unstable glucoside found in plants of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). On maceration, for example when the plant is wounded, it is enzymatically broken down into glucose and the toxin protoanemonin.

Protoanemonin, the decomposition product of ranunculin

References

  1. Berger, Artur; Wachter, Helmut, eds. (1998). Hunnius Pharmazeutisches Wörterbuch (in German) (8 ed.). Walter de Gruyter Verlag. ISBN 3-11-015793-4.
Stub icon

This article about a heterocyclic compound is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: