12-07940. Procerin [Archived]

Nomenclature

CAS number: 552-96-5
2-Hydroxy-5-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-4-(1-methylethenyl)-2,4,6-cycloheptatrien-1-one.
C15H18O2; mol wt 230.30.
C 78.23%, H 7.88%, O 13.89%.

Description and references

A tropolone isolated from Juniperus procera Hochst., Cupressaceae, obtained in Kenya: Petterson, Runeberg, Acta Chem. Scand. 15, 713 (1961). Structure: Runeberg, ibid. 645. Synthesis: Kitahara, Kato, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 37, 895 (1964).

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals from dil alc, mp 71-72°. Sol in alc, petr ether.

Status

This monograph has been retired and is no longer subject to revision or update.