| Title:  Hamamelitannin CAS Registry Number:  469-32-9 CAS Name:  2-C-[[(3,4,5-Trihydroxybenzoyl)oxy]methyl]-D-ribofuranose 5-(3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate) Additional Names:  2-C-(hydroxymethyl)-D-ribofuranose 2¢,5-digallate Molecular Formula:  C20H20O14 Molecular Weight:  484.36 Percent Composition:  C 49.59%, H 4.16%, O 46.24% Literature References:  From bark of Hamamelis virginiana L., Hamamelidaceae:  Grüttner, Arch. Pharm. 236, 278 (1898); from bark of Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh., Fagaceae:  Mayer, Kunz, Naturwissenschaften 46, 206 (1959).  Structure:  Mayer et al., Ann. 688, 232 (1965).  Synthesis:  Ezekiel et al., Carbohydr. Res. 11, 233 (1969). Properties:  Prisms from water, mp 145-147°.  [a]D19 +32.6° (c = 1.5). Melting point:  mp 145-147° Optical Rotation:  [a]D19 +32.6° (c = 1.5)   Derivative Type:  Hexamethyl ether  Molecular Formula:  C26H32O14 Molecular Weight:  568.52 Percent Composition:  C 54.93%, H 5.67%, O 39.40% Properties:  Needles from dioxane + water, mp 73-76°.  [a]25578 +10.0° (c = 2.0 in dioxane).  Sol in acetone, dioxane, methanol.  Practically insol in water. Melting point:  mp 73-76° Optical Rotation:  [a]25578 +10.0° (c = 2.0 in dioxane)   |