Confusarin

Confusarin
	; Chemical structure of confusarin
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 1,5,6-Trimethoxyphenanthrene-2,7-diol
	Other names 2,7-dihydroxy-3,4,8-trimethoxyphenanthrene
Identifiers
CAS Number	108909-02-0 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL3634642;
ChemSpider	10155793;
PubChem CID	11983285;
UNII	CRH455ZW4X ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID801031838 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C17H16O5/c1-20-15-11-5-4-9-8-13(19)16(21-2)17(22-3)14(9)10(11)6-7-12(15)18/h4-8,18-19H,1-3H3 Key: JHNVCKNCEVZGGC-UHFFFAOYSA-N; InChI=1/C17H16O5/c1-20-15-11-5-4-9-8-13(19)16(21-2)17(22-3)14(9)10(11)6-7-12(15)18/h4-8,18-19H,1-3H3 Key: JHNVCKNCEVZGGC-UHFFFAOYAW;
	SMILES COc3c2c(ccc1c(OC)c(O)ccc12)cc(O)c3OC;
Properties
Chemical formula	C17H16O5
Molar mass	300.310 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Confusarin is a phenanthrenoid found in the orchids Eria confusa^[1] and Bulbophyllum reptans.^[2] It can also be synthesized.^[3]

References

^ Majumder, P.L.; Kar, Amita (1987). "Confusarin and confusaridin two phenanthrene derivatives of the orchid Eria Confusa". Phytochemistry. 26 (4): 1127–1129. Bibcode:1987PChem..26.1127M. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)82363-8.
^ Majumder, P.L; Pal, S.; Majumder, S. (1999). "Dimeric phenanthrenes from the orchid Bulbophyllum reptans". Phytochemistry. 50 (5): 891–897. Bibcode:1999PChem..50..891M. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00609-8.
^ Radix, Sylvie; Barret, Roland (2007). "Total synthesis of two natural phenanthrenes: Confusarin and a regioisomer". Tetrahedron. 63 (50): 12379–12387. doi:10.1016/j.tet.2007.09.052.

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