描述
Sinapyl alcohol, also known as 4-(3-hydroxy-1-propenyl)-2,6-dimethoxy-phenol or 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxycinnamyl alcohol, is a member of the class of compounds known as methoxyphenols. Methoxyphenols are compounds containing a methoxy group attached to the benzene ring of a phenol moiety. Sinapyl alcohol is slightly soluble (in water) and a very weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa). Sinapyl alcohol can be found in a number of food items such as ginseng, endive, sea-buckthornberry, and white cabbage, which makes sinapyl alcohol a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products. Sinapyl alcohol is an organic compound structurally related to cinnamic acid. It is biosynthetized via the phenylpropanoid biochemical pathway, its immediate precursor being sinapaldehyde. This phytochemical is one of the monolignols, which are precursor to lignin or lignans. It is also a biosynthetic precursor to various stilbenoids and coumarins .
InChI标识符
InChI=1S/C11H14O4/c1-14-9-6-8(4-3-5-12)7-10(15-2)11(9)13/h3-4,6-7,12-13H,5H2,1-2H3/b4-3+