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Xylindein

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Xylindein
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Names
IUPAC name
8,16-Dihydroxy-3,11-dipropyl-3,4,11,12-tetrahydro-pyrano[4,3-h]pyrano[4',3';5,6]xantheno[2,1,9,8-klmna]xanthene-1,7,9,15-tetraone
Other names
Xylindene
(3S,11S)-3,4,11,12-Tetrahydro-8,16-dihydroxy-3,11-dipropyl-1H,7H-dipyrano[4,3-a:4',3'-j]-peri-xanthenoxanthene-1,7,9,15-tetrone

peri-xanthenoxanthene-2,8-dicarboxy-lic acid 4,10-dihydro-3,9-dihydroxy-1,7-bis(2 S-hydroxy-pentyl)-4,10-dioxo-di δ-lactone
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
Properties
Chemical formula
C32H24O10
Molar mass 568.534 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Xylindein is a quinone pigment, a dimeric naphthoquinone derivative. It is produced by fungi from genus Chlorociboria. This pigment causes green staining of wood infected by the fungi.

Etymology

This pigment was firstly extracted in 1868 by Paul Thénard from wood and resembled indigo, so he called it xylindéine. Combination of xyl- (wood) and indé (indigo) + -ine.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Xylindein at Merriam-Webster dictionary
  2. ^ Thenard, Paul; Alphonse Rommier (1868). "Sur un nouvelle matière colorante appelée xylindeine et extraite de certains bois morts". Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des Sciences (in French). Paris. 66: 108–109. ISSN 0001-4036.

External links

  • Media related to Xylindein at Wikimedia Commons
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