Brazilin

Brazilin
Skeletal formula of brazilin
Space-filling model of the brazilin molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(6aS,11bR)-7,11b-Dihydroindeno[2,1-c][1]benzopyran-3,6a,9,10(6H)-tetrol
Other names
Brasilin; Natural Red 24; CI 75280
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
4198570
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.006.799 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 207-477-6
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C16H14O5/c17-9-1-2-10-14(4-9)21-7-16(20)6-8-3-12(18)13(19)5-11(8)15(10)16/h1-5,15,17-20H,6-7H2/t15-,16+/m0/s1 checkY
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  • InChI=1/C16H14O5/c17-9-1-2-10-14(4-9)21-7-16(20)6-8-3-12(18)13(19)5-11(8)15(10)16/h1-5,15,17-20H,6-7H2/t15-,16+/m0/s1
    Key: UWHUTZOCTZJUKC-JKSUJKDBBS
  • C1C2=CC(=C(C=C2[C@H]3[C@@]1(COC4=C3C=CC(=C4)O)O)O)O
  • Oc1cc3c(cc1O)[C@@H]2c4c(OC[C@]2(O)C3)cc(O)cc4
Properties
C16H14O5
Molar mass 286.283 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Brazilin is a naturally occurring, a homoisoflavonoid, red dye obtained from the wood of Paubrasilia echinata, Biancaea sappan, Caesalpinia violacea, and Haematoxylum brasiletto (also known as Natural Red 24 and CI 75280).[1] Brazilin has been used since at least the Middle Ages to dye fabric, and has been used to make paints and inks as well. The specific color produced by the pigment depends on its manner of preparation: in an acidic solution brazilin will appear yellow, but in an alkaline preparation it will appear red. Brazilin is closely related to the blue-black dye precursor hematoxylin, having one fewer hydroxyl group. Brazilein, the active dye agent, is an oxidized form of brazilin.[2][1]

  1. ^ a b Dapson RW, Bain CL (2015). "Brazilwood, sappanwood, brazilin and the red dye brazilein: from textile dyeing and folk medicine to biological staining and musical instruments". Biotech Histochem. 90 (6): 401–23. doi:10.3109/10520295.2015.1021381. PMID 25893688.
  2. ^ De Oliveira, Luiz F.C.; Edwards, Howell G.M.; Velozo, Eudes S.; Nesbitt, M. (2002). "Vibrational spectroscopic study of brazilin and brazilein, the main constituents of brazilwood from Brazil". Vibrational Spectroscopy. 28 (2): 243. doi:10.1016/S0924-2031(01)00138-2.