2-Hydroxy-3-methylanthraquinone

CAS: 17241-40-6

Ref. TR-H946680

Product Information

• Name: 2-Hydroxy-3-methylanthraquinone
• Synonyms: 2-Methyl-3-hydroxyanthraquinone, 3-Hydroxy-2-methylanthraquinone, 2-Hydroxy-3-methyl-9,10-anthracenedione, 2-?Hydroxy-?3-?methyl-9,?10-anthracenedione, Anthraquinone, 2-hydroxy-3-methyl-, Anthraquinone,2-hydroxy-3-methyl- (6CI,8CI)
• CAS: 17241-40-6

Description

Applications 2-Hydroxy-3-methylanthraquinone is a derivative of anthraquinone (A679245) which is an important precursor for many drugs, including Emodin (E523000), Aloe-emodin (A575400), Antimalarials such as Rufgallol, and also Antineoplastics used in the treatment of cancer, such as mitoxantrone (M373425), pixantrone (P552500), and the anthracyclines.
References Pan, X., et al.: Biochem. Eng. J., 5, 173 (2000), Macleod, L.C., et al.: Org. Synth., 14:4; (2005); McDonald, M., et al.: Drugs Exp. Clin. Res., 10, 745 (1984); Cavalletti, E. et al.: Invest. New Drugs, 25, 187 (2007);

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 238.24
• Formula: C₁₅H₁₀O₃
• Color/Form: Dark Green Solid
• InChI: InChI=1S/C15H10O3/c1-8-6-11-12(7-13(8)16)15(18)10-5-3-2-4-9(10)14(11)17/h2-7,16H,1H3
• InChI key: InChIKey=RNJHIYAJJKOFIO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: Cc1cc2c(cc1O)C(=O)c1ccccc1C2=O