Acridine

Acridine
Names
IUPAC name
Acridine
Systematic IUPAC name
Dibenzo[b,e]pyridine[1]
Other names
2,3-Benzoquinoline[2]
Identifiers
260-94-6 Yes
ChEBI CHEBI:36420 Yes
ChEMBL ChEMBL39677 Yes
ChemSpider 8860 Yes
EC number 205-971-6
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PubChem 9215
RTECS number AR7175000
Properties
Molecular formula
 C13H9N
Molar mass 179.22 g·mol−1
Appearance White powder
Odor Irritating
Density 1.005 g/cm3 (20 °C)[1]
Melting point 106–110 °C (223–230 °F; 379–383 K)
at 760 mmHg[1]
Boiling point 344.86 °C (652.75 °F; 618.01 K)
at 760 mmHg[1]
46.5 mg/L[1]
Solubility Soluble in CCl4, alcohols, (C2H5)2O, C6H6[1]
log P 3.4[1]
Vapor pressure 0.34 kPa (150 °C)
2.39 kPa (200 °C)
11.13 kPa (250 °C)[3]
Acidity (pKa) 5.58 (20 °C)[1]
UV-vis (λmax) 392 nm[4]
Thermochemistry
Specific
heat capacity (C)
 205.07 J/mol·K[3]
208.03 J/mol·K[3]
Std enthalpy of
formation (ΔfHo298)
 179.4 kJ/mol[1]
Std enthalpy of
combustion (ΔcHo298)
 6581.3 kJ/mol[3]
Hazards
GHS pictograms [4]
GHS signal word Danger
H302[4]
EU classification Xn
R-phrases R22, R36/37/38
S-phrases (S2), S24/25, S36
NFPA 704
Flammability code 1: Must be pre-heated before ignition can occur. Flash point over 93 °C (200 °F). E.g., canola oil Health code 2: Intense or continued but not chronic exposure could cause temporary incapacitation or possible residual injury. E.g., chloroform Reactivity code 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g., liquid nitrogen Special hazards (white): no codeNFPA 704 four-colored diamond
1
2
0
500 mg/kg (mice, oral)[2]
US health exposure limits (NIOSH):
TWA 0.2 mg/m3 (benzene-soluble fraction)[5]
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Infobox references

Acridine is an organic compound and a nitrogen heterocycle with the formula C13H9N. Acridines are substituted derivatives of the parent ring. It is a planar molecule that is structurally related to anthracene with one of the central CH groups is replaced by nitrogen. Like the related molecule pyridine and quinoline, acridine is mildly basic. It is an almost colorless solid. There are no commercial applications of acridines but at one time acridine dyes were popular. It crystallizes in needles.

Isolation and syntheses

Carl Gräbe and Heinrich Caro first isolated acridine in 1870 from coal tar. Acridine is separated from coal tar by extracting with dilute sulfuric acid. Addition of potassium dichromate to this solution precipitates acridine bichromate. The bichromate is decomposed using ammonia.

Acridine and its derivatives can be prepared by many synthetic processes. In the Bernthsen acridine synthesis, diphenylamine is condenses with carboxylic acids in the presence of zinc chloride. When formic acid as the carboxylic acid, the reaction yields the parent acridine. With the higher larger carboxylic acids, the derivatives substituted at the meso carbon atom are generated.

Other older methods for the organic synthesis of acridines include condensing diphenylamine with chloroform in the presence of aluminium chloride, by passing the vapours of orthoaminodiphenylmethane over heated litharge, by heating salicylaldehyde with aniline and zinc chloride or by distilling acridone (9-position a carbonyl group) over zinc dust.[6] Another classic method for the synthesis of acridones is the Lehmstedt-Tanasescu reaction.

Reactions

Acridine displays the reactions expected of an unsaturated N-heterocycle. It undergoes N-alkylation with alkyl iodides to form alkyl acridinium iodides, which are readily transformed by the action of alkaline potassium ferricyanide to N-alkyl acridones.

Basicity

Acridine and its homologues are weakly basic. Acridine is a photobase which have a ground state pKa of 5.1, which is similar to that of pyridine, and have an excited state pKa of 10.6.[7] It also shares properties with quinoline.

Reduction and oxidation

Acridanes can be reduced to the 9,10-dihydroacridines, sometimes called leuco acridines. Reaction with potassium cyanide gives the 9-cyano-9,10-dehydro derivative. On oxidation with potassium permanganate, it yields acridinic acid (C9H5N(CO2H)2) otherwise known as quinoline-1,2-dicarboxylic acid.[6] Acridine is easily oxidized by peroxymonosulfuric acid to the acridine amine oxide. The carbon 9-position of acridine is activated for addition reactions.[8]

Applications

Several dyes and drugs feature the acridine skeleton.[9] Many acridines, such as proflavine, also have antiseptic properties. Acridine and related derivatives (such as amsacrine) bind to DNA and RNA due to their abilities to intercalate. Acridine orange (3,6-dimethylaminoacridine) is a nucleic acid-selective metachromatic stain useful for cell cycle determination.

Dyes

At one time acridine dyes were commercially significant, but they are now uncommon because they are not lightfast. Acridine dyes are prepared by condensation of 1,3-diaminobenzene derivatives. Illustrative is the reaction of 2,4-diaminotoluene with acetaldehyde:[10]

Synthesis of C.I. Basic Yellow 9, an acridine dye.

9-Phenylacridine is the parent base of chrysaniline or 3,6-diamino-9-phenylacridine, which is the chief constituent of the dyestuff phosphine (not to be confused with phosphine gas), a by-product in the manufacture of rosaniline. Chrysaniline forms red-coloured salts, which dye silk and wool a fine yellow; and the solutions of the salts are characterized by their fine yellowish-green fluorescence. Chrysaniline was synthesized by O. Fischer and G. Koerner by condensing ortho-nitrobenzaldehyde with aniline, the resulting ortho-nitro-para-diamino-triphenylmethane being reduced to the corresponding orthoamino compound, which on oxidation yields chrysaniline. Benzoflavin, an isomer of chrysaniline, is also a dye-stuff, and has been prepared by K. Oehler from meta-phenylenediamine and benzaldehyde. These substances condense to form tetra-aminotriphenylmethane, which, on heating with acids, loses ammonia and yields 3,6-diamino-9,10-dihydrophenylacridine, from which benzoflavin is obtained by oxidation. It is a yellow powder, soluble in hot water.[6]

Safety

Acridine is a skin irritant. Its LD50 (rats, oral) is 2000 mg/kg and 500 mg/kg (mice, oral).[2]

See also

Acridarsine is formally derived from acridine by replacing the nitrogen atom with one of arsenic, and acridophosphine by replacing it with one of phosphorus.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Lide, David R., ed. (2009). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (90th ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-9084-0.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Acridine in Linstrom, P.J.; Mallard, W.G. (eds.) NIST Chemistry WebBook, NIST Standard Reference Database Number 69. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg MD. http://webbook.nist.gov (retrieved 2014-06-22)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Sigma-Aldrich Co., Acridine. Retrieved on 2014-06-22.
  5. ↑ "NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards #0145". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Acridine". Encyclopædia Britannica 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 155.
  7. ↑ Joseph R. Lakowicz. Principles of Fluorescence Spectroscopy 3rd edition. Springer (2006). ISBN 978-0387-31278-1. Chapter 7. page 260.
  8. ↑ G. Collin, H. Höke,"Acridine" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 2012, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim.doi:10.1002/14356007.a01_147
  9. ↑ Denny, W. A., "Acridine derivatives as chemotherapeutic agents", Curr. Med. Chem. 2002, volume 9, 1655. doi:10.2174/0929867023369277
  10. ↑ Thomas Gessner and Udo Mayer "Triarylmethane and Diarylmethane Dyes" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 2002, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim.doi:10.1002/14356007.a27_179

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