Plicatol B

Plicatol B
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
4-Methoxyphenanthrene-2,5-diol
Other names
Moscatin
2,5-Dihydroxy-4-methoxyphenanthrene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C15H12O3/c1-18-13-8-11(16)7-10-6-5-9-3-2-4-12(17)14(9)15(10)13/h2-8,16-17H,1H3
    Key: LVOCAIKGDCMNNK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C15H12O3/c1-18-13-8-11(16)7-10-6-5-9-3-2-4-12(17)14(9)15(10)13/h2-8,16-17H,1H3
    Key: LVOCAIKGDCMNNK-UHFFFAOYAI
  • c2ccc(O)c1c2ccc3c1c(OC)cc(O)c3
Properties
C15H12O3
Molar mass 240.258 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Plicatol B is one of the three phenanthrenes that can be isolated from the stems of the orchid Flickingeria fimbriata. It can also be isolated from Dendrobium densiflorum, D. loddigesii, D. moschatum, D. rotundatum and Bulbophyllum kwangtungense