Vaginol is a chemical compound of the furanocoumarin class. Its glucoside is apterin.[1]

It has been prepared by the following reaction sequence:

References

  1. ^ Alamgir, A.N.M. (2018). Therapeutic Use of Medicinal Plants and their Extracts: Volume 2: Phytochemistry and Bioactive Compounds. Progress in Drug Research. Springer International Publishing. p. 253. ISBN 978-3-319-92387-1. Retrieved 18 April 2019. Coumarin glycosides contain coumarin or a derivative as aglycone, e.g., apterin is a coumarin glycoside. It is a furanocoumarin, the glucoside of vaginol. It has been isolated from the root of plants in the Apiaceae (Angelica spp. Zizia aptera ...