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See also NIH's Kava Chemistry & Toxicology Executive Summary, 1998
| NAME : | Kawain |
| CHEMICAL NAME : | [R-(E)]-5,6-Dihydro-4-methoxy-6-(2-phenylethenyl)-2H-pyran-2-one |
| ALTERNATE CHEMICAL NAMES : | 5-hydroxy-3-methoxy-7-phenyl-2,6-heptadienoic acid delta-lactone; 4-methoxy-6-(ß-phenylvinyl)-5,6-dihydro-alpha-pyrone |
| ALTERNATE CHEMICAL NAMES : | 4-methoxy-6-styryl-5,6-dihydro-alpha-pyrone; kavain; gonosan |
| CHEMICAL FORMULA | C14H14O3 |
| MOLECULAR WEIGHT | 230.26 |
| From the Merck Index 12th Edition | |
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| NAME : | Methysticin |
| CHEMICAL NAME : | [R-(E)]-6-[2-(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)ethenyl]-5,6-dihydro-4-methoxy-2H-pyran-2-one |
| ALTERNATE CHEMICAL NAMES : | kavahin; kavatin |
| ALTERNATE CHEMICAL NAMES : | 5-hydroxy-3-methoxy-7-[3,4-(methylenedioxy)phenyl]-2,6-heptadienoic acid delta-lactone |
| ALTERNATE CHEMICAL NAMES : | 4-methoxy-6-[.beta.-(3',4'-methylenedioxyphenyl)vinyl]-5,6-dihydro-.alpha.-pyrone |
| ALTERNATE CHEMICAL NAMES : | 6-(3',4'-methylenedioxystyryl)-4-methoxy-5,6-dihydro-2H-pyran-2-one |
| CHEMICAL FORMULA | C15H14O5 |
| MOLECULAR WEIGHT | 274.27 |
| From the Merck Index 12th Edition | |
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| CAS # | 9000-38-8 |
| NAME : | Yangonin |
| CHEMICAL NAME : | (E)-4-Methoxy-6-[2-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethenyl]-2H-pyran-2-one; |
| ALTERNATE CHEMICAL NAMES : | 4-methoxy-6-(p-methoxystyryl)-2H-pyran-2-one; 4-methoxy-6-(ß-phenylvinyl)-5,6-dihydro-alpha-pyrone |
| ALTERNATE CHEMICAL NAMES : | 5-hydroxy-3-methoxy-7-(p-methoxyphenyl)-2,4,6-heptatrienoic acid delta-lactone |
| ALTERNATE CHEMICAL NAMES : | 4-methoxy-6-[beta-(p-anisyl)vinyl]-alpha-pyrone; 6-(p-methoxystyryl)-4-methoxy-alpha-pyrone |
| CHEMICAL FORMULA | C15H14O4 |
| MOLECULAR WEIGHT | 258.27 |
| MELTING POINT | 155-157 C |
| From the Merck Index 12th Edition | |
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