2,4-Bis(4-hydroxybenzyl)phenol explained

2,4-Bis(4-hydroxybenzyl)phenol is a phenolic compound produced by the saprophytic orchid Gastrodia elata^[1] and by the myco-heterotroph orchid Galeola faberi.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Noda . Naoki . Kobayashi . Yukio . Miyahara . Kazumoto . Fukahori . Saeko . 1995 . 2,4-Bis(4-hydroxybenzyl) phenol from Gastrodia elata . Phytochemistry . 39 . 5 . 1247–1248 . 10.1016/0031-9422(95)00051-8 . 84528243.
2. Li . Y. M. . Zhou . Z. L. . Hong . Y. F. . 1993 . Shānhú lán fēn lèi huàxué chéngfèn de yánjiū . Studies on the phenolic derivatives from Galeola faberi Rolfe . Yàoxué Xuébào . Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica . zh . 28 . 10 . 766–771 . 8009989 . 6542806.