Gyrophoric acid

Gyrophoric acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
4-({4-[(2,4-Dihydroxy-6-methylbenzoyl)oxy]-2-hydroxy-6-methylbenzoyl}oxy)-2-hydroxy-6-methylbenzoic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C24H20O10/c1-10-4-13(25)7-16(26)20(10)23(31)34-15-6-12(3)21(18(28)9-15)24(32)33-14-5-11(2)19(22(29)30)17(27)8-14/h4-9,25-28H,1-3H3,(H,29,30) Y
    Key: ATQPZSQVWCPVGV-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • O=C(Oc1cc(c(C(=O)O)c(O)c1)C)c3c(cc(OC(=O)c2c(cc(O)cc2O)C)cc3O)C
Properties
C24H20O10
Molar mass 468.414 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

Gyrophoric acid is a tridepside. It is a double ester of the orsellinic acid. It can also be found in most of the species of the lichen genera Actinogyra, Lasallia, and Umbilicaria .