Confusarin

Confusarin
	; Chemical structure of confusarin
Names
	IUPAC name 1,5,6-trimethoxyphenanthrene-2,7-diol
	Other names 2,7-dihydroxy-3,4,8-trimethoxyphenanthrene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	10155793;
PubChem CID	11983285;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID801031838 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C17H16O5/c1-20-15-11-5-4-9-8-13(19)16(21-2)17(22-3)14(9)10(11)6-7-12(15)18/h4-8,18-19H,1-3H3 Key: JHNVCKNCEVZGGC-UHFFFAOYSA-N; InChI=1/C17H16O5/c1-20-15-11-5-4-9-8-13(19)16(21-2)17(22-3)14(9)10(11)6-7-12(15)18/h4-8,18-19H,1-3H3 Key: JHNVCKNCEVZGGC-UHFFFAOYAW;
	SMILES COc3c2c(ccc1c(OC)c(O)ccc12)cc(O)c3OC;
Properties
Chemical formula	C17H16O5
Molar mass	300.30 g/mol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Confusarin is a phenanthrenoid found in the orchids Eria confusa^[1] and Bulbophyllum reptans.^[2] It can also be synthesized.^[3]

References

^ Confusarin and confusaridin two phenanthrene derivatives of the orchid Eria Confusa. P.L. Majumder and Amita Kar, Phytochemistry, 1987, Volume 26, Issue 4, Pages 1127–1129, doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)82363-8
^ Dimeric phenanthrenes from the orchid Bulbophyllum reptans. P.L Majumder, S Pal and S Majumder, Phytochemistry, Volume 50, Issue 5, 10 March 1999, Pages 891–897, doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00609-8
^ Total synthesis of two natural phenanthrenes: confusarin and a regioisomer. Sylvie Radix and Roland Barret, Tetrahedron, 10 December 2007, Volume 63, Issue 50, Pages 12379–12387, doi:10.1016/j.tet.2007.09.052

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