Plicatol B

Plicatol B

Names
Preferred IUPAC name 4-Methoxyphenanthrene-2,5-diol
Other names Moscatin 2,5-Dihydroxy-4-methoxyphenanthrene
Identifiers
CAS Number	108335-06-4^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	168975
PubChem CID	194774
UNII	FUC1N75GST^Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90148506
InChI 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
SMILES c2ccc(O)c1c2ccc3c1c(OC)cc(O)c3
Properties
Chemical formula	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.^[1] It can also be isolated from Dendrobium densiflorum, D. loddigesii, D. moschatum, D. rotundatum^[2] and Bulbophyllum kwangtungense^[3]

See also

• Plicatol A
• Plicatol C

References

1. Honda, Chie (2000). "Phenanthrenes from Dendrobium plicatile". Phytochemistry. 53: 987–990. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00497-5.
2. "Plicatol B at kanaya.naist.jp/knapsack_jsp". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
3. Wu, B; He, S; Pan, YJ (2006). "New dihydrodibenzoxepins from Bulbophyllum kwangtungense". Planta Med. 72: 1244–7. doi:10.1055/s-2006-947200. PMID 16981129.