Abstract
IROKO, the decay-resistant timber of a tropical African tree, Chlorophora excelsa, contains 2–8 per cent of an amorphous phenol, m.p. 157–159°, which can be extracted by ether and has not hitherto been isolated. We propose for this substance the name 'chlorophorin' ; analyses of the crystalline tetraacetate, tetramethyl and tetraethyl ethers agree most closely with the molecular formula C25H30O4.
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GRUNDON, M., KING, F. Chlorophorin, a Constituent of Iroko, the Timber of Chlorophora excelsa. Nature 163, 564–565 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163564a0
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