• DOI:10.1038/232579A0
Corpus ID: 4219797

Cannabivarin and Tetrahydrocannabivarin, Two New Constituents of Hashish

@article{Merkus1971CannabivarinAT,
  title={Cannabivarin and Tetrahydrocannabivarin, Two New Constituents of Hashish},
  author={FRANS W. H. M. Merkus},
  journal={Nature},
  year={1971},
  volume={232},
  pages={579-580}
}

FRANS W. H. M. Merkus

Published 1971

Chemistry, Medicine

Nature

WE have identified two more constituents of hashish to add to the constituents of hashish already known1. In 1969 Vollner et al.2 identified cannabidivarin, a cannabidiol homologue in which the side chain is C3H7 instead of C5H11. All cannabinoids found until then had contained an olivetyl group (n-amylresorcinol). This was the first cannabinoid found which contained a divarinyl group (n-propylresorcinol). Because many constituents are derived from cannabidiol and cannabidiolic acid, Vollner et… CONTINUE READING

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