Hexahydroxydiphenic acid is an organic compound with the formula
HO)3C6HCO2Hsub>2. It is the oxidatively coupled derivative of
gallic acid It is a white solid, although samples are typically brown owing to oxidation.
left, 142px, Ellagic acid.
Hexahydroxydiphenic acid is a component of some
ellagitannins,
such as
casuarictin.
Luteic acid is the monolactone and
ellagic acid is the di
lactone
Lactones are cyclic carboxylic esters, containing a 1-oxacycloalkan-2-one structure (), or analogues having unsaturation or heteroatoms replacing one or more carbon atoms of the ring.
Lactones are formed by intramolecular esterification of the co ...
of hexahydroxydiphenic acid.
See also
*
Diphenic acid
References
Ellagitannins
Pyrogallols
Biphenyls
Hydroxybenzoic acids
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