Imperatorin

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Imperatorin
IUPAC name 9-(3-Methylbut-2-enoxy)-7-furo[3,2-g]chromenone
Other names Ammidin
Marmelosin
Pentosalen
8-Isoamylenoxypsoralen
8-Isopentenyloxypsoralene
Identifiers
CAS number [482-44-0]
PubChem 10212
SMILES O=C/3Oc2c(OC\C=C(/C)C)c1occc1cc2\C=C\3
Properties
Molecular formula C16H14O4
Molar mass 270.28 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox disclaimer and references

Imperatorin is a furocoumarin and a phytochemical that has been isolated from Urena lobata L. (Malvaceae). It is biosynthesized from umbelliferone, a coumarin derivative.[1]

[edit] Isolation

The procedure for the isolation of imperatorin from Urena lobata involves exhaustively extracting under reflux with benzene the air-dried and pulverised roots followed by separation by column chromatography.[2]

[edit] See also

Psoralen, the parent furocoumarin.

[edit] References

  1. ^ F. M. Dean Naturally Occurring Oxygen Ring Compounds, Butterworths, London, 1963.
  2. ^ A furocoumarin, Imperatorin isolated from Urena lobata L. (Malvaceae) Keshab Ghosh Molbank 2004, M382 [1] open access publication
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