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5-Hydroxymaltol
Sign in to save5-Hydroxymaltol, a derivative of maltol, is a substance that can be found in Penicillium echinulatum. It is also found in toasted oak and also in honeys from blue gum (Eucalyptus leucoxylon) and yellow box (Eucalyptus melliodora). ==References==
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H6O4
- Molecular weight
- 142.11 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 3,5-dihydroxy-2-methylpyran-4-one
- SMILES
- CC1=C(C(=O)C(=CO1)O)O
- InChIKey
- SSSNQLHKSUJJTE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.2
- Polar surface area
- 66.8 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- carbon
- Mass
- 142.026609
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- canonical SMILES
- CC1=C(C(=O)C(=CO1)O)O
- chemical formula
- C₆H₆O₄
- found in taxon
- Penicillium herquei
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5-Hydroxymaltol, a derivative of maltol, is a substance that can be found in Penicillium echinulatum. It is also found in toasted oak and also in honeys from blue gum (Eucalyptus leucoxylon) and yellow box (Eucalyptus melliodora). ==References==
Category:4-Pyrones Category:Enols Category:Secondary alcohols
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