Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Aurone is a heterocyclic chemical compound which is a type of flavonoid. There are two isomers of the molecule with (E)- and (Z)-configurations. The molecule contains a benzofuran element associated with a benzylidene linked in position 2. In aurone a chalcone-like group is closed into a 5-membered ring instead of the 6-membered ring more typical of flavonoids.Aurone forms the core for a family of derivatives which are known collectively as aurones.
