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imperatorin

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Also known as 8-Isoamylenoxypsoralen, 9-[(3-methyl-2-butenyl)oxy]-7H-furo[3,2-g]-1-benzopyran-7-one, pentosalen

Imperatorin is a furocoumarin and a phytochemical that has been isolated from Urena lobata L. (Malvaceae), Angelica archangelica, Angelica dahurica, Glehnia littoralis, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Cnidium monnieri, Incarvillea younghusbandii, and Zanthoxylum americanum mill. It is biosynthesized from umbelliferone, a coumarin derivative.

Chemical data

Formula
C16H14O4
Molecular weight
270.28 g/mol
IUPAC name
9-(3-methylbut-2-enoxy)furo[3,2-g]chromen-7-one
SMILES
CC(=CCOC1=C2C(=CC3=C1OC=C3)C=CC(=O)O2)C
InChIKey
OLOOJGVNMBJLLR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
3.4
Polar surface area
48.7 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
4
Formal charge
0

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Molecule type
Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
furanocoumarin
Mass
270.089
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chemical formula
C₁₆H₁₄O₄
canonical SMILES
CC(=CCOC1=C2C(=CC3=C1OC=C3)C=CC(=O)O2)C
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Isolation
  • Biochemical activity
  • See also
  • References

Imperatorin is a furocoumarin and a phytochemical that has been isolated from Urena lobata L. (Malvaceae), Angelica archangelica, Angelica dahurica, Glehnia littoralis, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Cnidium monnieri, Incarvillea younghusbandii, and Zanthoxylum americanum mill. It is biosynthesized from umbelliferone, a coumarin derivative.

== Isolation == The procedure for the isolation of imperatorin from Urena lobata involves exhaustively extracting under reflux with benzene the air-dried and pulverised roots followed by separation by column chromatography.

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