Coniferin

Coniferin
Coniferin
Identifiers
CAS number 531-29-3
PubChem 5280372
ChemSpider 4444067
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Properties
Molecular formula C16H22O8
Molar mass 342.35 g/mol
Exact mass 342,13147 u
Melting point

186 °C, 459 K, 367 °F

Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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Coniferin is a glucoside of coniferyl alcohol. This white crystalline solid is a metabolite in conifers, serving as an intermediate in cell wall lignification, as well as having other biological roles.

Vanillin was first synthesized from coniferin by chemists Ferdinand Tiemann and Wilhelm Haarmann.

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