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Preferred IUPAC name
(3S,11S)-8,16-Dihydroxy-3,11-dipropyl-3,4,11,12-tetrahydro-1H,7H-pyrano[4,3-h]pyrano[4′,3′:5,6]xantheno[2,1,9,8-klmna]xanthene-1,7,9,15-tetrone | |
Other names
Xylindene
(3S,11S)-3,4,11,12-Tetrahydro-8,16-dihydroxy-3,11-dipropyl-1H,7H-dipyrano[4,3-a:4',3'-j]-peri-xanthenoxanthene-1,7,9,15-tetrone peri-xanthenoxanthene-2,8-dicarboxy-lic acid 4,10-dihydro-3,9-dihydroxy-1,7-bis(2 S-hydroxy-pentyl)-4,10-dioxo-di δ-lactone | |
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C32H24O10 | |
Molar mass | 568.534 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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Xylindein is a quinone pigment, a dimeric naphthoquinone derivative. It is produced by fungi in the genus Chlorociboria. This pigment causes green staining of wood infected by the fungi.
This pigment was firstly extracted in 1868 by Paul Thénard from wood and resembled indigo, so he called it xylindéine. Combination of xyl- (wood) and indé (indigo) + -ine.[1][2]