Aesculin

Aesculin
Names
IUPAC name
6-(β-D-Glucopyranosyloxy)-7-hydroxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one
Systematic IUPAC name
7-Hydroxy-6-{[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one
Other names
  • Æsculin
  • Esculin
  • Esculetin 6-β-D-glucoside
  • 6,7-Dihydroxycoumarin 6-β-D-glucoside
  • 6,7-Dihydroxychromen-2-one 6-β-D-glucoside
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.007.744
EC Number
  • 208-517-5
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C15H16O9/c16-5-10-12(19)13(20)14(21)15(24-10)23-9-3-6-1-2-11(18)22-8(6)4-7(9)17/h1-4,10,12-17,19-21H,5H2/t10-,12-,13+,14-,15-/m1/s1 Y
    Key: XHCADAYNFIFUHF-TVKJYDDYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C15H16O9/c16-5-10-12(19)13(20)14(21)15(24-10)23-9-3-6-1-2-11(18)22-8(6)4-7(9)17/h1-4,10,12-17,19-21H,5H2/t10-,12-,13+,14-,15-/m1/s1
    Key: XHCADAYNFIFUHF-TVKJYDDYBL
  • O=C/3Oc2c(cc(O[C@@H]1O[C@@H]([C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]1O)CO)c(O)c2)\C=C\3
Properties
C15H16O9
Molar mass 340.284 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Aesculin, also called æsculin or esculin, is a coumarin glucoside that naturally occurs in the trees horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), California buckeye (Aesculus californica), and prickly box (Bursaria spinosa). It is also found in daphnin (the dark green resin of Daphne mezereum), dandelion coffee, and olive bark. It is reported to be present in olive bark, but not in olive leaf; therefore, identification of aesculin in abundance in an olive extract indicates that the extract has been derived from olive bark.