
Artemisinic Acid
(+)-artemisinic acid is a monocarboxylic acid that is prop-2-enoic acid which is substituted at position 2 by a 4,7-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,8a-octahydronaphthalen-1-yl group (the 1S,4R,4aS,8aR diastereoisomer). It is a sesquiterpenoid precursor of artemisinin, obtained from sweet wormwood, Artemisia annua. It has a role as a metabolite. It is a member of octahydronaphthalenes, a monocarboxylic acid, a sesquiterpenoid and a carbobicyclic compound. It is functionally related to a (+)-artemisinic alcohol. It is a conjugate acid of a (+)-artemisinate. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 2-[(1R,4R,4aS,8aR)-4,7-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,8a-octahydronaphthalen-1-yl]prop-2-enoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C15H22O2
- Molecular weight
- 234.33 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 234.161979940 Da
- XLogP3
- 3.8
- Topological polar surface area
- 37.3 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 4
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:63749
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL457385
- PubMed:23063590
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