Lunularin

Lunularin

Names
Preferred IUPAC name 3-[2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]phenol
Identifiers
CAS Number	37116-80-6
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	157893
KEGG	C10269
PubChem CID	181511
UNII	AXG9EP247C^Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID20190614
InChI InChI=1S/C14H14O2/c15-13-8-6-11(7-9-13)4-5-12-2-1-3-14(16)10-12/h1-3,6-10,15-16H,4-5H2 Key: ILEYXPCRQKRNIJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/C14H14O2/c15-13-8-6-11(7-9-13)4-5-12-2-1-3-14(16)10-12/h1-3,6-10,15-16H,4-5H2 Key: ILEYXPCRQKRNIJ-UHFFFAOYAQ
SMILES c1cc(cc(c1)O)CCc2ccc(cc2)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C14H14O2
Molar mass	214.26 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Lunularin is a dihydrostilbenoid found in common celery. It has also been found in the roots of Hydrangea macrophylla.^[1]

A lunularic acid decarboxylase has been detected from the liverwort Conocephalum conicum.^[2] It converts lunularic acid into lunularin.

References

1. Lunularic acid and related compounds in liverworts, algae and Hydrangea. John Gorham, Phytochemistry, 1977, Volume 16, Issue 2, Pages 249–253, doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86795-3
2. Lunularic acid decarboxylase from the liverwort Conocephalum conicum. Robert J. Pryce and Linda Linton, Phytochemistry, November 1974, Volume 13, Issue 11, Pages 2497–2501, doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86926-5