Title:  Fulvoplumierin 
CAS Registry Number:  20867-01-0 
CAS Name:  (7E)-7-(2E)-Butenylidene-1,7-dihydro-1-oxocyclopenta[c]pyran-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester 
Additional Names:  3-(2-butenylidene)-2-carboxy-a-(hydroxymethylene)-1,4-cyclopentadiene-1-acetic acid d-lactone methyl ester;  methyl 7-crotonylidenecyclopenta[c]pyran-1-(7H)-one-4-carboxylate 
Molecular Formula:  C14H12O4 
Molecular Weight:  244.24 
Percent Composition:  C 68.85%, H 4.95%, O 26.20% 
Literature References:  Occurs together with plumieride and plumericin.  Isoln from Plumeria acutifolia Poir., Apocynaceae, also from roots of P. rubra var alba:  Grumbach et al., Experientia 8, 224 (1952).  Structure:  Schmid, Bencze, Helv. Chim. Acta 36, 206, 1468 (1953).  Stereochemistry:  Albers-Schönberg et al., ibid. 45, 1406 (1962).  Synthesis:  Büchi, Carlson, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 90, 5336 (1968); 91, 6470 (1969). 
Properties:  Orange needles from chloroform + petr ether, ethyl acetate, or alcohol, dec 151-152°.  Sublimes in high vacuum.  uv max (ethanol):  272, 365 nm (e 7,000; 33,700).  Sol in chloroform, hot ethyl acetate, benzene, alcohol; less sol in pyridine, acetone.  Practically insol in water, petr ether. 
Absorption maximum:  uv max (ethanol):  272, 365 nm (e 7,000; 33,700)   |