Oritin is a flavan-3-ol, a type of flavonoid. It is a component of the proteracacinidin tannins of Acacia galpinii and Senegalia afra (Acacia afra).[1][2]

Oritin
Chemical structure of oritin
Names
IUPAC name
(2S,3R)-2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-3,7,8-triol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/C15H14O5/c16-10-4-1-8(2-5-10)14-12(18)7-9-3-6-11(17)13(19)15(9)20-14/h1-6,12,14,16-19H,7H2/t12-,14+/m1/s1
    Key: CWRQBLAVCJKBEK-OCCSQVGLSA-N
  • C1[C@H]([C@@H](OC2=C1C=CC(=C2O)O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O
Properties
C14H14O5
Molar mass 262.261 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. ^ Bennie, Linette; Coetzee, Johan; Malan, Elfranco; Slade, Desmond; Marais, Jannie P.J.; Ferreira, Daneel (2004). "Trimeric proteracacinidins and a (6→6)-bis-leucoteracacinidin from Acacia galpinii and Acacia caffra". Phytochemistry. 65 (2): 215–220. Bibcode:2004PChem..65..215B. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2003.10.004. PMID 14732281.
  2. ^ Zhang, Jie; Yang, Jun; Duan, Jicheng; Liang, Zhen; Zhang, Lihua; Huo, Yushu; Zhang, Yukui (2005). "Quantitative and qualitative analysis of flavonoids in leaves of Adinandra nitida by high performance liquid chromatography with UV and electrospry ionization tandem mass spectrometry detection". Analytica Chimica Acta. 532 (1): 97–104. Bibcode:2005AcAC..532...97Z. doi:10.1016/j.aca.2004.10.042.