THE STRUCTURE OF ANTHRAQUINONE-1-SULFENIC ACID (FRIES ACID) AND RELATED COMPOUNDS
THE STRUCTURE OF ANTHRAQUINONE-1-SULFENIC ACID (FRIES ACID) AND RELATED COMPOUNDS
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DOI:
10.1021/ja01522a066
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发表时间:
1959-01-01
影响因子:
15
通讯作者:
SAYIGH, AB
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作者:
BRUICE, TC;SAYIGH, AB
Quantitative infrared spectra for the carbonyl bands of methyl anthraquinone-1-sulfenate, dimethyl anthraquinone-1, 4-disulfenate and methyl fluorenone-l-sulfenate are reported and compared to those for anthrone, anthraquinone, fluorenone and the 1-hydroxy-and 1, 4-dihydroxyanthraquinones. The conclusion is reached that the-SOCH3 group causes splitting of the quinone absorption, because of dissymmetry, just as does the 1-hydroxy, 1-and 2-amino and the 1-dimethyl amino groups. The various postulated structures for Fries’ acid (anthraquinone-1-sulfenic acid) as well as its derivatives are dis-cussed and evaluated in view of the spectroscopic evidence. It is concluded that the original structure of Fries is correct.When methyl anthraquinone-1-sulfenate (I) is hydrolyzed under prescribed conditions, a bright red, crystalline compound forms. On the basis of the empirical formula, means of preparation, acid nature and reformation of I on treatment with methanol, Fries2 assigned structure II to this sub-stance noting also that the product behaved in some of its reactions as though II were in equilibrium with III. In the forty-five years since the