Santonic acid
Santonic acid | ||
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IUPAC name (−)-2,3,3a,4,5,6,7,7a-octahydro-α,3a,5-trimethyl-6,8-dioxo-1,4-methano-1H-indene-1-acetic acid | ||
Identifiers | ||
PubChem | 283654 | |
ChemSpider | 249878 | |
Jmol-3D images | Image 1 | |
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Properties | ||
Molecular formula | C15H20O4 | |
Molar mass | 264.32 g mol−1 | |
Density | 1.184 g cm−3[1] | |
Melting point | 173 °C[1] | |
(verify) (what is: / ?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa) | ||
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Santonic acid is an organic compound containing both carboxylic acid and ketone functionality.
It was synthesized from santonin by base-mediated hydrolysis of a lactone followed by a multistep rearrangement process by R. B. Woodward.[2]
Unusually for a carboxylic acid, santonic acid does not form hydrogen-bonded dimers in the crystalline phase. Rather, it adopts a polymeric structure, with individual santonic acid molecules linked by intermolecular carboxyl-to-ketone hydrogen bonds.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A. P. J. Brunskill, H. W. Thompson and R. A. Lalancette (April 1999). "Santonic acid: catemeric hydrogen bonding in a γ,ε-diketo carboxylic acid". Acta Cryst. C55 (4): 566–568. doi:10.1107/S0108270198014231.
- ↑ Reusch, William (1999). "Base-catalyzed rearrangements". In: Virtual Textbook of Organic Chemistry. Michigan State University. Retrieved September 10, 2008.