Formula C23H19BO10 Appearance red solid | Molar mass 466.19 g/mol | |
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How to pronounce rubrocurcumin
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.
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References
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