Showing chemical card for Jacarandic acid (CFc000233252)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Creation Date
2022-08-28 10:25:12 UTC
Update Date
2022-09-14 02:03:07 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000233252
Molecule Identification
Common Name
Jacarandic acid
Definition
Tormentic acid, also known as tormentate or euscaphic acid, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as triterpenoids. These are terpene molecules containing six isoprene units. Tormentic acid is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa).