Mesquitol

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Mesquitol
Chemical structure of mesquitol
Chemical structure of mesquitol
Names
IUPAC name
(2R,3S)-Flavan-3,3′,4′,7,8-pentol
Systematic IUPAC name
(2R,3S)-2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-3,7,8-triol
Other names
(−)-mesquitol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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UNII
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  • InChI=1S/C15H14O6/c16-9-3-1-7(5-11(9)18)14-12(19)6-8-2-4-10(17)13(20)15(8)21-14/h1-5,12,14,16-20H,6H2/t12-,14+/m0/s1 N
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  • InChI=1/C15H14O6/c16-9-3-1-7(5-11(9)18)14-12(19)6-8-2-4-10(17)13(20)15(8)21-14/h1-5,12,14,16-20H,6H2/t12-,14+/m0/s1
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  • Oc1ccc(cc1O)[C@H]3Oc2c(O)c(O)ccc2C[C@@H]3O
Properties
C15H14O6
Molar mass 290.26 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Mesquitol is a flavan-3-ol, a type of flavonoid.[1]

Prosopis juliflora, an invasive New World mesquite now found in Kenya, has unusually high levels of (−)-mesquitol in its heartwood.[2]

Mesquitol, with its pyrogallol-type A-ring, is more susceptible to quinone formation at this ring, leading to aryl–aryl bond formation at carbon 5. The structural moieties constitute the proteracacinidin class of proanthocyanidins.[3] Mesquitol-(5→8)-catechin atropisomers can be isolated from Prosopis glandulosa.[4]

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