Strepsilin

Strepsilin is a chemical found in lichens.

It produces an emerald green colour in the C test.

It is a dibenzofuran dimer, with hydroxy, oxy and methyl side groups.

[1] Strepsilin was discovered by Wilhelm Zopf in 1903.

[2][3] The structure of strepsilin was determined by Shoji Shibata.

Cladonia strepsilis , the lichen that contains strepsilin