Chinese name: Baihua Zhichun

English name: Betulin

Molecular formula: C30H50O2; molecular weight: 442.72; CAS No.: 473-98-3

Structural formula

Physical properties:

Melting point: 256-257ºC; appearance: white crystalline powder; solubility: soluble in ethanol, chloroform and benzene, slightly soluble in cold water, petroleum ether, etc.

Testing method: HPLC

Description: Betulin is a kind of triterpenoid extracted from birch bark, which is the precursor of betulinic acid (carboxylic acid group substitutes for alcohol group) and other compounds with more biological functions.