dihydrostilbene

English

Etymology

From di- +‎ hydro- +‎ stilbene.

Noun

dihydrostilbene (plural dihydrostilbenes)

1. A type of stilbene in which the double bond that typically connects the two phenyl groups is saturated, so that the two phenyl rings are connected by a single bond between their carbon atoms.
   • 1989, R. N. Chopra, ‎P. K. Kumra, Biology of Bryophytes, page 232:

     Lunularin, a dihydrostilbene, is met with in Marchantia polymorpha (Hop- kins & Perold, 1974) and Conocephalum conicum (Pryce & Linton, 1974).

   • 2013, H.N. Nigg, ‎D. Seigler, Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture, page 209:

     Alkaline hydrolysis of the aglycone gave a stilbene derivative (Fig. 3) and reduction of the exocyclic double bond in this structure, using socium borohydride and palladium chloride, yielded the dihydrostilbene derivative (Fig. 4)

   • 2023, Mahmoud A. ElSohly, Cannabis Chemistry and Biology: Fundamentals, page 95:

     To date, there have been a total of 13 dihydrostilbenes reported in cannabis.

Derived terms

• dihydrostilbenoid