Diphlorethol

Diphlorethol
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 2-(3,5-Dihydroxyphenoxy)benzene-1,3,5-triol
Identifiers
CAS Number	61237-21-6;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
PubChem CID	14020558;
UNII	TQN7SA39D4 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID401030414 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C12H10O6/c13-6-1-7(14)3-9(2-6)18-12-10(16)4-8(15)5-11(12)17/h1-5,13-17H Key: RUMGQPPKMHUYEF-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES c2c(O)cc(O)cc2Oc1c(O)cc(O)cc1O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C12H10O6
Molar mass	250.20 g/mol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Diphlorethol is a phlorotannin found in the brown alga Cystophora retroflexa.^[1] It falls under the phlorethols class of phlorotannins due to the ether bond that connects its two phloroglucinol units.^[2]

References

^ Sailler, Birgit; Glombitza, Karl-Werner (1999-03-10). "Phlorethols and fucophlorethols from the brown alga Cystophora retroflexa". Phytochemistry. 50 (5): 869–881. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00643-8. ISSN 0031-9422.
^ Pradhan, Biswajita; Nayak, Rabindra; Bhuyan, Prajna Paramita; Patra, Srimanta; Behera, Chhandashree; Sahoo, Sthitaprajna; Ki, Jang-Seu; Quarta, Alessandra; Ragusa, Andrea; Jena, Mrutyunjay (17 May 2022). "Algal Phlorotannins as Novel Antibacterial Agents with Reference to the Antioxidant Modulation: Current Advances and Future Directions". Marine Drugs. 20 (6): 403. doi:10.3390/md20060403. ISSN 1660-3397. PMC 9228090. PMID 35736206.

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