Olivetolic acid is an organic compound with the formula C5H11C6H2(OH)2CO2H. Several isomers with this formula exist. Olivetolic acid can be viewed as a derivative of olivetol ( 1,3,5-C5H11C6H2(OH)2CO2H, with a carboxylic acid group adjacent to the pentyl (C5H11) group. Olivetolic acid has attracted attention because it is an intermediate in the biosynthetic pathway of the cannabinoids, found in Cannabis sativa.[1]
The ester dimer of olivetolic acid, anziaic acid, is found in lichen.[2][3]
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