Abstract
Nitration of δ-tocopherol (1) with either concentrated nitric acid or with nitrating agents in the presence of oxidants provides 5-(7’-nitro-δ-tocopher-5’-yl)-7-nitro-δ-tocopherol [bis(7-nitro-δ-tocopheryl), 6]. Under non-oxidative conditions, the 5-nitro and 5,7- dinitro products of δ-tocopherol are formed without production of 6. The dimer 6 is C2-symmetric and shows unrestricted rotation around the 5-5’ bond and a strong hydrogen bond from the phenolic hydroxyl to the neighboring nitro group in both halves of the molecule. The crystal structure of the side chain-truncated model compound 6a contains crystallographically C2-symmetric molecules with two intramolecular O-H···O(nitro) hydrogen bonds.
Keywords: Antioxidants, nitration, nitric acid, oxidation, oxidative dimerization, phenols, δ-tocopherol, tocopherols, vitamin E
Current Organic Synthesis
Title:Formation and Structure of a Novel Nitration Product of δ -Tocopherol
Volume: 10 Issue: 1
Author(s): Stefan Bohmdorfer, Anjan Patel, Lars Gille, Thomas Netscher, Kurt Mereiter and Thomas Rosenau
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Keywords: Antioxidants, nitration, nitric acid, oxidation, oxidative dimerization, phenols, δ-tocopherol, tocopherols, vitamin E
Abstract: Nitration of δ-tocopherol (1) with either concentrated nitric acid or with nitrating agents in the presence of oxidants provides 5-(7’-nitro-δ-tocopher-5’-yl)-7-nitro-δ-tocopherol [bis(7-nitro-δ-tocopheryl), 6]. Under non-oxidative conditions, the 5-nitro and 5,7- dinitro products of δ-tocopherol are formed without production of 6. The dimer 6 is C2-symmetric and shows unrestricted rotation around the 5-5’ bond and a strong hydrogen bond from the phenolic hydroxyl to the neighboring nitro group in both halves of the molecule. The crystal structure of the side chain-truncated model compound 6a contains crystallographically C2-symmetric molecules with two intramolecular O-H···O(nitro) hydrogen bonds.
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Bohmdorfer Stefan, Patel Anjan, Gille Lars, Netscher Thomas, Mereiter Kurt and Rosenau Thomas, Formation and Structure of a Novel Nitration Product of δ -Tocopherol, Current Organic Synthesis 2013; 10 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570179411310010008
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570179411310010008 |
Print ISSN 1570-1794 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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