Fig 1. Basic flavanol skeleton.
Catechin possesses two benzene rings (called the A- and B-rings) and a dihydropyran heterocycle (the C-ring) with a hydroxyl group on carbon 3. The molecule possesses two stereogenic centers on carbons 2 and 3.
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