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| Coniferyl alcohol | |
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| IUPAC name | 4-(3-hydroxy-1-propenyl)- 2-methoxyphenol |
| Other names | 4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamyl alcohol |
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| CAS number | [458-35-5] |
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| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | C10H12O3 |
| Molar mass | 180.20 g/mol |
| Melting point |
74 °C |
| Boiling point |
163-165 °C |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox references |
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Coniferyl alcohol is an organic compound. This colourless crystalline solid is a phytochemical, one of the monolignols. It is synthetized via the phenylpropanoid biochemical pathway. When copolymerized with related aromatic compounds, coniferyl alcohol forms lignin or lignans.[1]
Coniferyl alcohol is an intermediate in biosynthesis of eugenol and of stilbene and coumarin. Gum benzoin contains significant amount of coniferyl alcohol and its esters.
Found in both Gymnosperm and Angiosperm plants. Sinapyl alcohol and Paracoumaryl alcohol, the other two lignin monomers, are found in Angiosperm plants and grasses.
References
- ^ Kenji liyama, Thi Bach-Tuyet Lam, and Bruce A. Stone "Covalent Cross-Links in the Cell Wall" Plant Physiology (1994) volume 104, p. 315-320
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