5283. Karanjin

Nomenclature

CAS number: 521-88-0
3-Methoxy-2-phenyl-4H-furo[2,3-h]-1-benzopyran-4-one.
C18H12O4; mol wt 292.29.
C 73.97%, H 4.14%, O 21.90%.

Description and references

From Pongamia glabra Vent., Leguminosae: Beal, Katti, J. Am. Pharm. Assoc. 14, 1086 (1925); Rao, Rao, J. Indian Chem. Soc. 17, 526 (1940); Bhat et al., J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 33, 197 (1956). Structure: Limaye, Rasayanam 1, 1 (1936), C.A. 31, 22069 (1937); Manjunath et al., Ber. 72B, 39 (1939). Synthesis: Seshadri, Venkateswarlu, Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 13A, 404 (1941); 17A, 16 (1943); Kawase et al., Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 28, 273 (1955); Rao, Seshadri, Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 33A, 168 (1951); Aneja et al., Tetrahedron 2, 203 (1958); Raizada et al., J. Sci. Ind. Res. 19B, 76 (1960).

Chemical structure

Properties

Needles from methanol, mp 157-158°. Sol in methanol, ethanol, chloroform, benzene, ether, concd H2SO4, HNO3, HOAc, HCl; practically insol in petr ether, dil mineral acids.