Gyrophoric acid

Gyrophoric acid
Chemical structure of gyrophoric acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
4-({4-[(2,4-Dihydroxy-6-methylbenzoyl)oxy]-2-hydroxy-6-methylbenzoyl}oxy)-2-hydroxy-6-methylbenzoic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C24H20O10/c1-10-4-13(25)7-16(26)20(10)23(31)34-15-6-12(3)21(18(28)9-15)24(32)33-14-5-11(2)19(22(29)30)17(27)8-14/h4-9,25-28H,1-3H3,(H,29,30) checkY
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  • O=C(Oc1cc(c(C(=O)O)c(O)c1)C)c3c(cc(OC(=O)c2c(cc(O)cc2O)C)cc3O)C
Properties
C24H20O10
Molar mass 468.414 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Gyrophoric acid is a tridepside that can be found in the lichen Cryptothecia rubrocincta and in Xanthoparmelia pokomyi.[1] It is a double ester of the orsellinic acid. It can also be found in most of the species of the Actinogyra, Lasallia, and Umbilicaria genera.[2]

  1. ^ Candan Mehmet, Yilmaz Meral, Tay Thrgay, Kivanc Merih and Türk Hayrettin (2006). "Antimicrobial activity of extracts of the lichen Xanthoparmelia pokomyi and its gyrophoric and stenosporic acid constituents". Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C. 61 (5–6): 319–323. doi:10.1515/znc-2006-5-603. PMID 16869486. S2CID 22255609.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) INIST 17912298
  2. ^ Casselman, Karen Leigh (1994). "Lichen Dyes: Preparation and Dyeing". Maine Naturalist. 2 (2): 105–110. doi:10.2307/3858253. ISSN 1063-3626. JSTOR 3858253.