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Also known as 2-Phenylchroman

The flavans are benzopyran derivatives that use the 2-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene skeleton. They may be found in plants. These compounds include the flavan-3-ols, flavan-4-ols and flavan-3,4-diols (leucoanthocyanidin).

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Mass
210.104465
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chemical formula
C₁₅H₁₄O
Commons category
Flavan
canonical SMILES
C1CC2=CC=CC=C2OC1C3=CC=CC=C3
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The flavans are benzopyran derivatives that use the 2-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene skeleton. They may be found in plants. These compounds include the flavan-3-ols, flavan-4-ols and flavan-3,4-diols (leucoanthocyanidin).

A C-glycosidic flavan can be isolated from cocoa liquor.

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