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Rubrocurcumin

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Formula
  
C23H19BO10

Appearance
  
red solid

Molar mass
  
466.19 g/mol

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

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Synthesis

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

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.

Literature

  • Spicer, G. S.; Strickland, J. D. H. (1952). "Compounds of Curcumin and Boric Acid. Part II. The Structure of Rubrocurcumin". Journal of the Chemical Society. London. 1952 (article 907): 4650–4653. doi:10.1039/JR9520004650. 

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