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eugenin
Sign in to saveAlso known as 5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2-methyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one, 5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2-methylchromen-4-one, 5-Hydroxy-7-methoxy-2-methylchromone
Eugenin is a chromone derivative, a phenolic compound found in cloves. It is also present in carrots.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C11H10O4
- Molecular weight
- 206.19 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2-methylchromen-4-one
- SMILES
- CC1=CC(=O)C2=C(C=C(C=C2O1)OC)O
- InChIKey
- SUTUBQHKZRNZRA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.2
- Polar surface area
- 55.8 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 206.058
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- found in taxon
- Paeonia lactiflora
- canonical SMILES
- CC1=CC(=O)C2=C(C=C(C=C2O1)OC)O
- chemical formula
- C₁₁H₁₀O₄
- has characteristic
- bitterness
- Commons category
- Eugenin
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Derivatives
- References
Eugenin is a chromone derivative, a phenolic compound found in cloves. It is also present in carrots.
== Derivatives == 6-Hydroxymethyleugenin can be isolated from the fungal species Chaetomium minutum.
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