Phthalide or chromanol (8)

ID 2: 311

Toxin: n

Systematic name:

4-Isobenzofurancarboxaldehyde, 3-ethoxy-1,3-dihydro-7-methoxy-6-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-2-butenyl)oxy]-1-oxo-

Molecular formulae: 

C18H22O6

Molecular weight: 334.36

Chemical abstract number: 85163-41-3

Literature reference:

  • Highly substituted chromanols from cultures of Aspergillus duricaulis. Achenbach, Hans; Muehlenfeld, Andreas; Weber, Benno; Brillinger, G. U. Tetrahedron Letters (1982), 23(45), 4659-60.

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Aspergillus Species known to produce this metabolite:

Structure image:  

phthalideorchromanol(8)web

Date uploaded: 2008-07-14 09:47:52


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