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Rubrocurcumin

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Rubrocurcumin
Names
Other names
Rubrocurcumin
Identifiers
Properties
C23H19BO10
Molar mass 466.19 g/mol
Appearance red solid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Rubrocurcumin is a red colored dye that is formed by the reaction of curcumin and borates.

Synthesis

The reaction of curcumin with borates in presence of oxalic acid produces rubrocurcumin.[1]

Characteristics

Rubrocurcumin produces a red colored solution.

Rubrocurcumin is a neutrally charged composition, while rosocyanine is build from ions. In rubrocurcumin, one molecule curcumin is replaced with oxalate compared to rosocyanine.

Complexes with boron such as rubrocurcumin are called 1,3,2-dioxaborines.[1]

Literature

  • G. S. Spicer, J. D. H. Strickland: Compounds of curcumin and boric acid. Part II. The structure of rubrocurcumin. Journal of the Chemical Society, London 1952, p. 4650–4653

References