1. Gerontoxanthone I methanol solvate.
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Boonnak, Nawong, Fun, Hoong-Kun, Chantrapromma, Suchada, and Karalai, Chatchanok
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METHANOL , *ORGANIC compounds , *CHEMICAL structure , *CRYSTALLIZATION , *ORGANIC chemistry , *CHEMISTRY - Abstract
A methanol solvate of gerontoxanthone I [systematic name: 4-(1,1-dimethylprop-2-enyl)-1,3,5,6-tetrahydroxy-2-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-9 H-xanthen-9-one methanol solvate], C23H24O6·CH3OH, is reported. Gerontoxanthone I was isolated from the roots of Cratoxylum formosum ssp. pruniflorum. The three rings in the structure are essentially coplanar. The 3-methylbut-2-enyl side chain is equatorially attached to the benzene ring, whereas the 1-methylbut-2-enyl substituent is bisectionally attached to the benzene ring. Intramolecular O—H...O hydrogen bonds generate S(5) and S(6) ring motifs. In the crystal structure, intermolecular O—H...O hydrogen bonds and C—H...O interactions connect the molecules of gerontoxanthone I into chains along the [100] direction. The crystal structure is stabilized by intra- and intermolecular O—H...O hydrogen bonds, weak C—H...O intra- and intermolecular interactions, and C—H...π interactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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