Panaxytriol

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Panaxytriol
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(3R,9S,10S)-Heptadec-1-ene-4,6-diyne-3,9,10-triol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/C17H26O3/c1-3-5-6-7-10-13-16(19)17(20)14-11-8-9-12-15(18)4-2/h4,15-20H,2-3,5-7,10,13-14H2,1H3/t15-,16+,17+/m1/s1
    Key: RDIMTXDFGHNINN-IKGGRYGDSA-N
  • CCCCCCC[C@@H]([C@H](CC#CC#C[C@@H](C=C)O)O)O
Properties
C17H26O3
Molar mass 278.39 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Panaxytriol is an unsaturated fatty alcohol found in ginseng. [1]

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References

  1. Shim, Sang Chul; Koh, Hun Yeoung; Han, Byung Hoon (1983). "Polyacetylenes from Panax ginseng roots". Phytochemistry. 22 (8): 1817–18. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80278-2.