Octahydroxyanthraquinone

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Octahydroxyanthraquinone
Skeletal formula of octahydroxyanthraquinone
Skeletal formula of octahydroxyanthraquinone
Ball and stick model of octahydroxyanthraquinone
Ball and stick model of octahydroxyanthraquinone
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-Octahydroxyanthracene-9,10-dione
Other names
Octahydroxyanthracenedione
Identifiers
3D model (
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ChEBI
ChEMBL
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C14H8O10/c15-5-1-2(8(18)12(22)11(21)7(1)17)6(16)4-3(5)9(19)13(23)14(24)10(4)20/h17-24H ☒N
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  • OC1=C(O)C(O)=C2C(=O)C3=C(O)C(O)=C(O)C(O)=C3C(=O)C2=C1O
  • OC1=C(O)C(O)=C(O)C2=C1C(C3=C(O)C(O)=C(O)C(O)=C3C2=O)=O
Properties
C14H8O10
Molar mass 336.208 g·mol−1
log P -0.291
Acidity (pKa) 5.358
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Octahydroxyanthraquinone is an

hydroxyl
groups.

The compound was obtained in 1911 by

mercuric oxide in sulfuric acid at 250 °C (482 °F).[3]

Octahydroxyanthraquinone is active against the malaria parasite, but rufigallol (1,2,3,5,6,7-hexahydroxyanthraquinone) is 22 times more potent.[4]

References

  1. S2CID 97848374
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  2. ^ Wahl, Andre; Atack, F. W (1919) The Manufacture Of Organic Dyestuffs. G. Bell And Sons, Limited. Online version accessed on 2010-01-22.
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    S2CID 59445187
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