Carpacin
Sign in to saveCarpacin is a naturally occurring organic compound first isolated from the Carpano tree (an unidentified Cinnamomum species of the family Lauraceae which is native to Bougainville Island), from which it derives its name. It is also found in essential oils of the genus Crowea.
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- chemical compound
- Mass
- 192.078644
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- Carpacin
- chemical formula
- C₁₁H₁₂O₃
- isomeric SMILES
- C/C=C/C1=CC2=C(C=C1OC)OCO2
- canonical SMILES
- CC=CC1=CC2=C(C=C1OC)OCO2
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Carpacin is a naturally occurring organic compound first isolated from the Carpano tree (an unidentified Cinnamomum species of the family Lauraceae which is native to Bougainville Island), from which it derives its name. It is also found in essential oils of the genus Crowea.
Carpacin is a biosynthetic precursor of the more complex lignan-dimer, carpanone. It is classified as a phenylpropanoid.
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