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Preferred IUPAC name
5-Hydroxy-2-methylnaphthalene-1,4-dione | |
Identifiers | |
3D model (
JSmol)
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ChEBI | |
ChEMBL | |
ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.006.882 |
KEGG | |
PubChem
CID
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UNII | |
CompTox Dashboard (
EPA)
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Properties | |
C11H8O3 | |
Molar mass | 188.17942 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Plumbagin or 5-hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone is an
organic compound with the
chemical formula C
11H
8O
3. It is regarded as a
toxin
[1] and it is
genotoxic
[2] and
mutagenic.
[3]
Plumbagin is a yellow dye, [1] formally derived from naphthoquinone.
It is named after the plant genus Plumbago, from which it was originally isolated. [4] It is also commonly found in the carnivorous plant genera Drosera and Nepenthes. [5] [6] It is also a component of the black walnut drupe.