Title: Pimpinellin
CAS Registry Number: 131-12-4
CAS Name: 5,6-Dimethoxy-2
H-furo[2,3-
h]-1-benzopyran-2-one
Synonyms: 4-hydroxy-6,7-dimethoxy-5-benzofuranacrylic acid d-lactone
Molecular Formula: C13H10O5
Molecular Weight: 246.22
Percent Composition: C 63.41%, H 4.09%, O 32.49%
Literature References: Found in
Pimpinella saxifraga L.,
Heracleum spondylium L.,
H. lanatum Michx., and
H. panaces L.,
Umbelliferae. Isoln: Heut,
Arch. Pharm. 236, 162 (1898); Herzog, Hancu,
ibid. 246, 402 (1908); Wessely, Kallab,
Monatsh. Chem. 59, 161 (1932); Sp?th, Simon,
ibid. 67, 344 (1936); Fujita, Furuya,
J. Pharm. Soc. Jpn. 74, 795 (1954);
76, 535 (1956); Svendsen, Ottestad,
Pharm. Acta Helv. 32, 457 (1957); Svendsen,
C.A. 52, 2173g (1958); Svendsen
et al., Planta Med. 7, 113 (1959);
Pharm. Acta Helv. 34, 33 (1959); Jastrzebski,
C.A. 54, 1205b (1960). Synthesis: M. W. Reed, H. W. Moore,
J. Org. Chem. 53, 4166 (1988).
Properties: Off-white needles from methylene chloride/hexane, mp 119°. Practically insol in water. Sol in alcohol. Absorption spectrum: Wessely, Koltan,
Monatsh. Chem. 86, 430 (1955).
Melting point: mp 119°