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populin
Sign in to savePopulin is a glucoside occurring in the bark, buds and leaves of certain species of poplar. The alkaline cleavage of populin produces benzoate and the glucoside salicin.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C20H22O8
- Molecular weight
- 390.4 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- [(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[2-(hydroxymethyl)phenoxy]oxan-2-yl]methyl benzoate
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)OC[C@@H]2[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H](O2)OC3=CC=CC=C3CO)O)O)O
- InChIKey
- HHSKNLJWHGXWPK-BFMVXSJESA-N
- XLogP
- 0.5
- Polar surface area
- 126 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 4
- H-bond acceptors
- 8
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 390.131468
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- found in taxon
- Scolopia chinensis
- chemical formula
- C₂₀H₂₂O₈
- isomeric SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)OC[C@@H]2[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H](O2)OC3=CC=CC=C3CO)O)O)O
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=CC=CC=C3CO)O)O)O
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Encyclopedic overview
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{{Chembox | ImageFile = Populin.png | ImageSize = 200px | IUPACName = 2-(Hydroxymethyl)phenyl β-D-glucopyranoside 6-benzoate | SystematicName = {(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-[2-(hydroxymethyl)phenoxy]oxan-2-yl}methyl benzoate | OtherNames = Populoside; Populine; Salicin 6'-benzoate |Section1= |Section2= |Section3= }} Populin is a glucoside occurring in the bark, buds and leaves of certain species of poplar. The alkaline cleavage of populin produces benzoate and the glucoside salicin.
== References ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “populin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.