2,4-Bis(4-hydroxybenzyl)phenol

2,4-Bis(4-hydroxybenzyl)phenol is a phenolic compound produced by the saprophytic orchid Gastrodia elata[1] and by the myco-heterotroph orchid Galeola faberi.[2]

2,4-Bis(4-hydroxybenzyl)phenol
Chemical structure of 2,4-bis(4-hydroxybenzyl) phenol
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
4,4′-[(4-Hydroxy-1,3-phenylene)bis(methylene)]diphenol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
MeSH C087793
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C20H18O3/c21-18-6-1-14(2-7-18)11-16-5-10-20(23)17(13-16)12-15-3-8-19(22)9-4-15/h1-10,13,21-23H,11-12H2
    Key: YQOVRUAPWCGSLC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • c2cc(O)ccc2Cc1cc(ccc1O)Cc3ccc(O)cc3
Properties
C20H18O3
Molar mass 306.361 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

References

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  1. ^ Noda, Naoki; Kobayashi, Yukio; Miyahara, Kazumoto; Fukahori, Saeko (1995). "2,4-Bis(4-hydroxybenzyl) phenol from Gastrodia elata". Phytochemistry. 39 (5): 1247–1248. doi:10.1016/0031-9422(95)00051-8. S2CID 84528243.
  2. ^ Li, Y. M.; Zhou, Z. L.; Hong, Y. F. (1993). "Shānhú lán fēn lèi huàxué chéngfèn de yánjiū" [Studies on the phenolic derivatives from Galeola faberi Rolfe]. Yàoxué Xuébào [Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica] (in Chinese). 28 (10): 766–771. PMID 8009989. S2CID 6542806.