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

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
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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  • 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
  • COc3c2c(ccc1c(OC)c(O)ccc12)cc(O)c3OC
Properties
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).

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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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