Valoneic acid is a hydrolysable tannin. It is a component of some hydrolysable tannins such as mallojaponin.

Valoneic acid
Chemical structure of valoneic acid
Names
Other names
Valoneaic acid
Identifiers
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  • InChI=1S/C21H14O13/c22-11-1-6(8(19(28)29)3-12(11)23)7-2-13(24)15(5-9(7)20(30)31)34-18-10(21(32)33)4-14(25)16(26)17(18)27/h1-5,22-27H,(H,28,29)(H,30,31)(H,32,33) checkY
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  • InChI=1/C21H14O13/c22-11-1-6(8(19(28)29)3-12(11)23)7-2-13(24)15(5-9(7)20(30)31)34-18-10(21(32)33)4-14(25)16(26)17(18)27/h1-5,22-27H,(H,28,29)(H,30,31)(H,32,33)
    Key: YIWUPYVTWJLBDH-UHFFFAOYAX
  • c1c(c(cc(c1O)O)C(=O)O)c2cc(c(cc2C(=O)O)Oc3c(cc(c(c3O)O)O)C(=O)O)O
Properties
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.

Comparison of structures of valoneic and sanguisorbic acids

It can be chemically synthesized.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ 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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