Constitution of butrin

PS Rao, TR Seshadri

Index: Rao; Seshadri Proceedings - Indian Academy of Sciences, Section A, 1941 , # 14 p. 29,34

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Abstract

Summary On treatment with diazomethane, butrin gives rise to a monomethyl ether which yields on hydrolysis with acids a mixture of 4′-O-methylbutin and 4′-O-methylbutein, the latter being the major component. The constitutions of these two products have been established by alkaline oxidation, yielding isovanillic acid and comparison with synthetic samples. It is, therefore, concluded that butrin is 3′: 7-diglucoside of butin, and thus it is ...