Compound n1 α n2 R image
1a 1 + 0 –CH3 capsaicin
1b 1 0 –CH3 dihidrocapsaicin
1c 3 + 0 –CH3 bis–homocapsaicin (*)
1d 4 + 0 –CH3 tris–homocapsaicin (*)
1e 0 + 0 –CH3 norcapsaicin
1f 0 0 –CH3 nor–dihidrocapsaicin
1g 1 + 1 –CH3 homocapsaicin I
1h 1 1 –CH3 homodihidrocapsaicin I (*)
1i 1 + 0 –C2H5 homocapsaicin II
1j 1 0 –C2H5 homodihidrocapsaicin II (*)
1k 0 0 –C2H5 homo nor–dihidrocapsaicin (*)
1l 1 0 –H nonivamid
1m 2 0 –H decivamid (*)
1n 3 0 –H undecivamid (*)
1o 4 0 –H dodecivamid (*)
1p 1 + 0 –CH2OH α–hidrocapsaicin
1q 2 + 0 –CH3 homocapsaicin (**)
(*) detected but non–isolated; (**)Erroneously reported as a constituent of Capsicum, due to confusion with homocapsaicins I and II
Table 1: Natural capsanoicids.
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