Usnic acid

C18H16O7CAS 125-46-2344.32 g/mol

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AlkeneEtherKetonePhenol

Properties

Molecular formula
C18H16O7
Molar mass
344.32 g/mol
Exact mass
344.0896 Da
Melting point
204 °C
logP
1.50Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
118.0 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
2 / 7
Rotatable bonds
2

Hazards

Danger
Acute Toxic (GHS06)Irritant (GHS07)Environmental Hazard (GHS09)

Aggregated from 94 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P264, P270, P273, P301+P316, P301+P317, P321, P330, P391, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
125-46-2
SMILES
CC(=O)c1c(O)c(C)c(O)c2c1OC1=CC(=O)C(C(C)=O)C(=O)C12C
InChIKey
CUCUKLJLRRAKFN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C18H16O7/c1-6-14(22)12(8(3)20)16-13(15(6)23)18(4)10(25-16)5-9(21)11(7(2)19)17(18)24/h5,11,22-23H,1-4H3

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Names and synonyms

9 names
  • 1,3(2H,9bH)-Dibenzofurandione, 2,6-diacetyl-7,9-dihydroxy-8,9b-dimethyl-
  • 2,6-Diacetyl-7,9-dihydroxy-8,9b-dimethyl-1,3(2H,9bH)-dibenzofurandione
  • Usno
  • Usnein
  • Usniacin
  • (±)-Usnic acid
  • NSC 8517
  • 2,6-Diacetyl-7,9-dihydroxy-8,9b-dimethyldibenzo[b,d]furan-1,3(2H,9bH)-dione
  • 2,6-Diacetyl-7,9-dihydroxy-8,9b-dimethyldibenzofuran-1,3-dione

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Same formula

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