Imperatorin
IUPAC name	9-(3-Methylbut-2-enoxy)-7-furo[3,2-g]chromenone
Other names	Ammidin Marmelosin Pentosalen 8-Isoamylenoxypsoralen 8-Isopentenyloxypsoralene
Identifiers
CAS number	482-44-0
PubChem	10212
SMILES	O=C/3Oc2c(OC\C=C(/C)C)c1occc1cc2\C=C\3
Properties
Molecular formula	C16H14O4
Molar mass	270.28 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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Imperatorin is a furocoumarin and a phytochemical that has been isolated from Urena lobata L. (Malvaceae). It is biosynthesized from umbelliferone, a coumarin derivative.^[1]

[edit] Isolation

The procedure for the isolation of imperatorin from Urena lobata involves exhaustively extracting under reflux with benzene the air-dried and pulverised roots followed by separation by column chromatography.^[2]

[edit] See also

Psoralen, the parent furocoumarin.

[edit] References