Ailanthone

Ailanthone
Identifiers
CAS Number	981-15-7 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	65781;
ECHA InfoCard	100.208.660
PubChem CID	72965;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID10913455 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C20H24O7/c1-8-4-12(21)16(24)18(3)10(8)5-13-19-7-26-20(25,17(18)19)15(23)9(2)11(19)6-14(22)27-13/h4,10-11,13,15-17,23-25H,2,5-7H2,1,3H3/t10-,11-,13+,15+,16+,17+,18+,19+,20-/m0/s1 Key: WBBVXGHSWZIJST-RLQYZCPESA-N; InChI=1/C20H24O7/c1-8-4-12(21)16(24)18(3)10(8)5-13-19-7-26-20(25,17(18)19)15(23)9(2)11(19)6-14(22)27-13/h4,10-11,13,15-17,23-25H,2,5-7H2,1,3H3/t10-,11-,13+,15+,16+,17+,18+,19+,20-/m0/s1 Key: WBBVXGHSWZIJST-RLQYZCPEBG;
	SMILES CC1=CC(=O)[C@H]([C@]2([C@H]1C[C@@H]3[C@]45[C@@H]2[C@]([C@@H](C(=C)[C@@H]4CC(=O)O3)O)(OC5)O)C)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C20H24O7
Molar mass	376.405 g·mol−1
Density	1.47 g/cm3
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Ailanthone is an allelopathic chemical that is produced by the Ailanthus altissima tree which inhibits the growth of other plants.^[1]

References

^ Heisy, Rod M. (February 1996). "Identification of an Allelopathic Compound from Ailanthus altissima (Simaroubaceae) and Characterization of its Herbicidal Activity". American Journal of Botany. 83 (2): 192–200. doi:10.2307/2445938. JSTOR 2445938.