Umbilicaric acid
Umbilicaric acid is an organic polyphenolic carboxylic acid made by several species of lichen. It is named after Umbilicaria.[1] Umbilicaric acid is a tridepside, containing three phenol rings.[2]
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2-Hydroxy-4-[2-hydroxy-4-(4-hydroxy-2-methoxy-6-methylbenzoyl)oxy-6-methylbenzoyl]oxy-6-methylbenzoic acid | |
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| C25H22O10 | |
| Molar mass | 482.441 g·mol−1 |
| Melting point | 203 °C (397 °F; 476 K) |
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Identification of unbilicaric acid can be important in the identification of lichen species.[2]
See also
References
- Posner, B.; Feige, G. B. (1992). "Studies on the chemistry of the lichen genus Umbilicaria Hoffm". Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C. 47 (1–2): 1–9. doi:10.1515/znc-1992-1-202.
- Narui, Takao; Sawada, Keiko; Takatsuki, Satoshi; Okuyama, Toru; Culberson, Chicita F.; Culberson, William Louis; Shibata, Shoji (July 1998). "NMR assignments of depsides and tridepsides of the lichen family Umbilicariaceae". Phytochemistry. 48 (5): 815–822. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00958-8.
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