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Dithymoquinone

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Dithymoquinone
Names
IUPAC name
4b,8b-Dimethyl-3,7-di(propan-2-yl)-4a,8a-dihydrobiphenylene-1,4,5,8-tetrone
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/C20H24O4/c1-9(2)11-7-13(21)19(5)17(15(11)23)20(6)14(22)8-12(10(3)4)16(24)18(19)20/h7-10,17-18H,1-6H3
    Key: FPRGRROJPRIHJP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CC(C)C1=CC(=O)C2(C(C1=O)C3(C2C(=O)C(=CC3=O)C(C)C)C)C
Properties
C20H24O4
Molar mass 328.408 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Dithymoquinone is a bioactive isolate of Nigella sativa.[1][2] Chemically, it is a dimer of thymoquinone.

References

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  1. ^ PubChem. "Dithymoquinone". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  2. ^ Smith, Lee Irvin; Tess, Roy W. H. (August 1944). "Dithymoquinone". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 66 (8): 1323–1325. doi:10.1021/ja01236a036. ISSN 0002-7863.