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C15H14O6
290.27 g/mol
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(-)-Catechin

CAS18829-70-4EC242-611-7
Category
API
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

(-)-Catechin is the ()-enantiomer of catechin, a naturally occurring flavonoid compound. It serves as a metabolite and is the enantiomer of (+)-catechin.

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(2S,3R)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-3,5,7-triol

InChIKey

PFTAWBLQPZVEMU-HIFRSBDPSA-N

SMILES

C1[C@H]([C@@H](OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O

Synonyms (30)
  • (+/-)-Catechin hydrate
  • (-)-Catechin
  • (-)-Catechin (Standard)
  • (-)-Catechol
  • (-)-cianidanol
  • (2S,3R)-ENT-CATECHIN
  • (2S,3R)-catechin
  • CATECHIN, ALPHA
  • Catechin l-form
  • Ent-Catechin
  • L-CATECHIN
  • L-CATECHOL
  • alpha-catechin
  • catechin L-