Title:  Osajin 
CAS Registry Number:  482-53-1 
CAS Name:  5-Hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-8,8-dimethyl-6-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-4H,8H-benzo[1,2-b:3,4-b¢]dipyran-4-one 
Molecular Formula:  C25H24O5 
Molecular Weight:  404.46 
Percent Composition:  C 74.24%, H 5.98%, O 19.78% 
Literature References:  Isoln from osage oranges, Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid. (M. aurantiaca Nutt.), Moraceae:  Walter et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 60, 574 (1938); Wolfrom, Mahan, ibid. 64, 308 (1942).  Structure:  Wolfrom et al., ibid. 68, 406 (1946).  Synthesis of osajin 4¢-methyl ether:  Jain et al., Tetrahedron 26, 1977 (1970).  Synthesis of osajin:  Jain, Sharma, J. Org. Chem. 39, 2215 (1974). 
Properties:  Light yellow crystals from xylene or 95% ethanol, mp 189° (uncorr), 193° (corr).  Practically insol in water, petr ether, moderately sol in benzene, alcohol, warm carbon tetrachloride; very sol in chloroform, ether, acetone, pyridine.  uv max (abs alc):  274 nm, Horowitz, Jurd, J. Org. Chem. 26, 2446 (1961). 
Melting point:  mp 189° (uncorr), 193° (corr) 
Absorption maximum:  uv max (abs alc):  274 nm, Horowitz, Jurd, J. Org. Chem. 26, 2446 (1961) 
  
  
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