Steviol

Steviol is a diterpene first isolated from the plant Stevia rebaudiana in 1931. Its chemical structure was not fully elucidated until 1960.

Steviol
Names
IUPAC name
13-Hydroxy-5β,8α,9β,10α,13α-kaur-16-en-18-oic acid
Systematic IUPAC name
(4R,4aS,6aR,9S,11aR,11bS)-9-Hydroxy-4,11b-dimethyl-8-methylidenetetradecahydro-6a,9-methanocyclohepta[a]naphthalene-4-carboxylic acid
Other names
Hydroxydehydrostevic acid
13-Hydroxykaurenoic acid
ent-13-Hydroxykaur-16-en-19-oic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C20H30O3/c1-13-11-19-9-5-14-17(2,7-4-8-18(14,3)16(21)22)15(19)6-10-20(13,23)12-19/h14-15,23H,1,4-12H2,2-3H3,(H,21,22)/t14-,15-,17+,18+,19+,20-/m0/s1 Y
    Key: QFVOYBUQQBFCRH-VQSWZGCSSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C20H30O3/c1-13-11-19-9-5-14-17(2,7-4-8-18(14,3)16(21)22)15(19)6-10-20(13,23)12-19/h14-15,23H,1,4-12H2,2-3H3,(H,21,22)/t14-,15-,17+,18+,19+,20-/m0/s1
    Key: QFVOYBUQQBFCRH-VQSWZGCSBR
  • O=C(O)[C@]4([C@H]3CC[C@@]21C[C@](O)(\C(=C)C1)CC[C@H]2[C@]3(C)CCC4)C
Properties
C20H30O3
Molar mass 318.457 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Steviol occurs in the plant as steviol glycosides, sweet compounds that have found widespread use as sugar substitutes. The aglycon is prepared by enzymatic hydrolysis, since upon acid treatment steviol will undergo Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement to the very stable isosteviol.

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