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65800

Sigma-Aldrich

2-Methylanthraquinone

technical, ≥95% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

2-MAQ

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H10O2
CAS Number:
84-54-8
Molecular Weight:
222.24
Beilstein:
2050523
EC Number:
201-539-6
MDL number:
MFCD00001235
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24884160
NACRES:
NA.22

grade

technical

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥95% (HPLC)

impurities

3-4% 1-methylanthraquinone

bp

236-238 °C/10 mmHg (lit.)

mp

170-173 °C (lit.)

functional group

ketone

SMILES string

Cc1ccc2C(=O)c3ccccc3C(=O)c2c1

InChI

1S/C15H10O2/c1-9-6-7-12-13(8-9)15(17)11-5-3-2-4-10(11)14(12)16/h2-8H,1H3

InChI key

NJWGQARXZDRHCD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... CTSG(1511) , ELA2(1991)

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Application

2-Methylanthraquinone may be used in the preparation of potential bioreducible anthraquinone derivatives.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

408.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

209 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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JAN Code

65800-500G:
65800-BULK:
65800-100G:
65800-VAR:

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BCCD0210
30307425
BCBS6420V
BCBL1663V

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Giampaolo Gori et al.
The Annals of occupational hygiene, 53(1), 27-32 (2008-11-04)
A new gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric (GC/MS) method was developed to detect 2-methylanthraquinone (2-MeA) in wood dust. 2-MeA is present in teak wood (a suspected human carcinogen) but not in oak, beech, mahogany, birch, ash or pine. The method involved collection
D Biswas et al.
Bioresource technology, 102(2), 1284-1288 (2010-09-11)
Projected decline in future wood resources has prompted researchers to try various additives in existing pulping processes for fiber yield improvement. Many studies have been conducted in the past aimed at improving kraft pulp yield with the use of additives
Emily L Whitson et al.
Journal of natural products, 75(3), 394-399 (2012-02-09)
Barleria alluaudii and Diospyros maritima were both investigated as part of an ongoing search for synergistic TRAIL (tumor necrosis factor-α-related apoptosis-inducing ligand) sensitizers. As a result of this study, two naphthoquinone epoxides, 2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydrolapachol (1) and 2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydro-8-hydroxylapachol (2), both not previously
Helen Sheridan et al.
Journal of natural products, 74(1), 82-85 (2010-12-23)
Two new furanonaphthoquinones, (3R)-7-methoxy-α-dunnione (5) and (3R)-6-hydroxy-7-methoxy-α-dunnione (6), along with the known (3R)-dunnione (1), (3R)-α-dunnione (2), (3R)-7-hydroxy-α-dunnione (3), and 1-hydroxy-2-methylanthraquinone (4), were isolated from in vitro cultures of Streptocarpus dunnii. The structures of compounds 5 and 6 were established by
Maria Helena Verdan et al.
Journal of natural products, 73(8), 1434-1437 (2010-08-06)
Three new aromatic epsilon-lactones, aggregatins A (1), B (2), and C (3), a new naphthoquinone derivative, aggregatin D (4), and three known anthraquinones, 2-methylanthraquinone, 7-methoxy-2-methylanthraquinone, and 7-hydroxy-2-methylanthraquinone, were isolated from the tubers of Sinningia aggregata (Gesneriaceae). Compounds 1 and 4
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