Coniferin

Coniferin

Names
IUPAC name (2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-(Hydroxymethyl)-6-[4-[(E)-3-hydroxyprop-1-enyl]-2-methoxyphenoxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol
Other names • β-D-Glucopyranoside 4-(3-hydroxy-1-propenyl)-2-methoxyphenyl • Coniferyl alcohol β-D-glucoside
Identifiers
CAS Number	531-29-3
ChEBI	CHEBI:16220
ChemSpider	4444067
Jmol interactive 3D	Image
PubChem	5280372
InChI InChI=1/C16H22O8/c1-22-11-7-9(3-2-6-17)4-5-10(11)23-16-15(21)14(20)13(19)12(8-18)24-16/h2-5,7,12-21H,6,8H2,1H3/b3-2+/t12-,13-,14+,15-,16-/m1/s1 Key: SFLMUHDGSQZDOW-FAOXUISGBA
SMILES O(c1c(OC)cc(/C=C/CO)cc1)[C@@H]2O[C@@H]([C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]2O)CO
Properties
Chemical formula	C16H22O8
Molar mass	342.35 g/mol
Melting point	186 °C (367 °F; 459 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Coniferin is a glucoside of coniferyl alcohol. This white crystalline solid is a metabolite in conifers, serving as an intermediate in cell wall lignification, as well as having other biological roles. It can also be found in the water root extract of Angelica archangelica subsp. litoralis.^[1]

Vanillin was first synthesized from coniferin by chemists Ferdinand Tiemann and Wilhelm Haarmann.

References

1. Dihydrofurocoumarin glucosides from Angelica archangelica and Angelica silvestris. John Lemmich, Svend Havelund and Ole Thastrup, Phytochemistry, 1983, Volume 22, Issue 2, Pages 553–555, doi:10.1016/0031-9422(83)83044-1