Valoneic acid is a hydrolysable tannin. It is a component of some hydrolysable tannins such as mallojaponin.
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Other names
Valoneaic acid
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C21H14O13; C21H14O15 | |
Molar mass | 474.32 g/mol, 506.32 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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The difference with its isomer sanguisorbic acid is that the hydroxyl that links the hexahydroxydiphenoyl (HHDP) group to the galloyl group belongs to the HHDP group.
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It can be chemically synthesized.[1]
See also
edit- Sanguisorbic acid
- Valonea (Quercus macrolepis)
- Valoneic acid dilactone
References
edit- ^ Enantioselective synthesis of valoneic acid derivative. Hitoshi Abe, Yusuke Sahara, Yuki Matsuzaki, Yasuo Takeuchi and Takashi Harayama, Tetrahedron Letters, Volume 49, Issue 4, 21 January 2008, pp. 605-609, doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2007.11.154
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