Matairesinol

Matairesinol[1]
Chemical structure of matairesinol
Names
IUPAC name
(8β,8′α)-4,4′-Dihydroxy-3,3′-dimethoxylignano-9,9′-lactone
Systematic IUPAC name
(3R,4R)-3,4-Bis[(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]oxolan-2-one
Other names
(αR,βR)-α,β-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl)butyrolactone
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  • InChI=1S/C20H22O6/c1-24-18-9-12(3-5-16(18)21)7-14-11-26-20(23)15(14)8-13-4-6-17(22)19(10-13)25-2/h3-6,9-10,14-15,21-22H,7-8,11H2,1-2H3/t14-,15+/m0/s1 checkY
    Key: MATGKVZWFZHCLI-LSDHHAIUSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1S/C20H22O6/c1-24-18-9-12(3-5-16(18)21)7-14-11-26-20(23)15(14)8-13-4-6-17(22)19(10-13)25-2/h3-6,9-10,14-15,21-22H,7-8,11H2,1-2H3/t14-,15+/m0/s1
    Key: MATGKVZWFZHCLI-LSDHHAIUBP
  • Key: MATGKVZWFZHCLI-LSDHHAIUSA-N
  • O=C2OC[C@H](Cc1cc(OC)c(O)cc1)[C@H]2Cc3ccc(O)c(OC)c3
Properties
C20H22O6
Molar mass 358.390 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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Matairesinol is an organic compound. It is classified as a lignan, i.e., a type of phenylpropanoid. It is present in some cereals, such as rye, and together with secoisolariciresinol has attracted much attention for its beneficial nutritional effects.[2]

  1. ^ Matairesinol at Sigma-Aldrich
  2. ^ Seibel, Wilfried; Kim Chung, Okkyung; Weipert, Dorian; Park, Seok-Ho (2006). "Cereals". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a06_093.pub2. ISBN 3527306730.