Elenolic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
[(2S ,3S ,4S )-3-Formyl-5-(methoxycarbonyl)-2-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H -pyran-4-yl]acetic acid
Identifiers
ChemSpider
UNII
InChI=1S/C11H14O6/c1-6-8(4-12)7(3-10(13)14)9(5-17-6)11(15)16-2/h4-8H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,13,14)/t6-,7-,8+/m0/s1
Y Key: MQFAJBBHEYTHKF-BIIVOSGPSA-N
Y InChI=1/C11H14O6/c1-6-8(4-12)7(3-10(13)14)9(5-17-6)11(15)16-2/h4-8H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,13,14)/t6-,7-,8+/m0/s1
Key: MQFAJBBHEYTHKF-BIIVOSGPBN
CC1C(C(C(=CO1)C(=O)OC)CC(=O)O)C=O
O=C[C@H]1[C@@H](C(=C\O[C@H]1C)/C(=O)OC)CC(=O)O
Properties
C 11 H 14 O 6
Molar mass
242.227 g·mol−1
Density
1.308 g/mL
Boiling point
408.9 °C (768.0 °F; 682.0 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Chemical compound
Elenolic acid is a component of olive oil , olive infusion and olive leaf extract . It can be considered as a marker for maturation of olives.[ 1]
Oleuropein , a chemical compound found in olive leaf from the olive tree, together with other closely related compounds such as 10-hydroxyoleuropein , ligstroside and 10-hydroxyligstroside , are tyrosol esters of elenolic acid.
References
^ Esti, M; Cinquanta, L; La Notte, E (1998). "Phenolic Compounds in Different Olive Varieties". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry . 46 (1): 32– 35. doi :10.1021/jf970391+ . PMID 10554192 .