Cyameluric acid

Cyameluric acid or 2,5,8-trihydroxy-s-heptazine is a chemical compound with formula C
6N
7O
3H
3, usually described as a heptazine molecule with the hydrogen atoms replaced by hydroxyl groups –OH; or any of its tautomers.

Cyameluric acid
Names
IUPAC name
2,4,6,8,10,12,13-heptazatricyclo[7.3.1.05,13]trideca-1,4,8-triene-3,7,11-trione
Other names
1,3,4,6,7,9,9b-Heptaazaphenalene-2,5,8(1H,3H,6H)-trione; 2,5,8-trihydroxy-s-heptazine; 1,4,7-trihydro-2,5,8-trioxo-s-heptazine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
34555, 542266
ChEBI
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C6H3N7O3/c14-4-7-1-8-5(15)10-3-12-6(16)11-2(9-4)13(1)3/h(H3,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,16)
    Key: PBKYCCOBOHDCIT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C1(=O)NC2=NC(=O)NC3=NC(=O)N=C(N23)N1
Properties
C6H3N7O3
Molar mass 221.13 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

The substance exists as an equilibrium of 17 tautomers that easily interconvert among each other. Calculations show that the symmetric tri-oxo form (1,4,7-trihydro-2,5,8-trioxo-s-heptazine) is the most stable.[1] Therefore, this compound contains amide groups rather than imidic acids.

History

In 1834 Justus von Liebig described the compounds that he named melamine, melam, and melon.[2] In 1835 Leopold Gmelin prepared novel salts by heating potassium ferrocyanide with sulfur); recognizing their connection to the compounds described by Liebig, he named the salts "hydromelonates" and the corresponding acid "hydromelonic".[3] In the following years Liebig prepared the same salts by other methods, such as by fusing potassium thiocyanate with antimony trichloride,[4] and eventually determined the formula C
9N
13H
3 for the acid.[5][6]

Cyameluric acid, H
3O
3C
6N
7 and salts were prepared in 1850 by W. Henneberg, by treating Gmelin's "hydromelonate" with alkali.[7][6]

The first person to suggest a structure for cyameluric acid was J. Loschmidt, as far back as 1861. His structure was in fact a meta-cyclophane, but it is remarkable since at that time cyclic compounds of any type were not widely recognised.[8][9]

The correct structure (for the trihydroxy tautomer) was published in 1937 by Linus Pauling and J. H. Sturdivant.[6]

Structure and properties
Numbering of the heptazine atoms

The various tautomeric forms differ in the position of the hydrogen atoms. Each oxygen is connected to one of the corner carbons; it may be bonded to a hydrogen, forming a hydroxy group; or may have a double bond to the carbon, in which case the hydrogen is bonded to one of several adjacent nitrogen atoms.[1]

2,5,8-trihydroxy
1,4,7-trihidro
2,5,8-trioxo
1,3,6-trihidro
2,5,8-trioxo
1,3,4-trihidro
2,5,8-trioxo
4-hidro
2,8-dihydroxy
5-oxo
1,3-dihydro
2-hydroxy
5,8-dioxo
4,6-dihydro
2-hydroxy
5,8-dioxo

The trihydroxy tautomer is one of several that have more than one planar conformational isomer. In this case, there is a symmetric one, with all three hydroxyls bent in the same direction around the ring, and an asymmetric one, with one of them bent in the opposite direction compared to the other two. Calculations show that the symmetric form 1,4,7-trihydro-2,5,8-trioxo is the most stable. The energy of the asymmetric 1,3,7-trihydro-2,5,8-trioxo form is estimated to be 5.61 kcal/mol higher, and that of the two conformations of the trihydroxy form are 19.84 (symmetric) and 20.18 (asymmetric) kcal/mol higher.[1]

See also
  • Melem, 2,5,8-triamino-heptazine.

References
  1. Ibon Alkorta, Nadine Jagerovic, and José Elguero (2004), "Theoretical study of cyameluric acid and related compounds". Arkivoc. Article
  2. J. Liebig (1834): Annalen Pharmacie, 10, 1.
  3. L. Gmelin, Ann. Pharmacie, 15, 252 (1835).
  4. J. Liebig, Ann. Chem. Pharm., 50, 337 (1844).
  5. J. Liebig, Ibid., 95, 257 (1855).
  6. Linus Pauling and J. H. Sturdivant (1937): "The Structure of Cyameluric Acid, Hydromelonic Acid and Related Substances". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, volume 23, issue 12, page 615–620. doi:10.1073/pnas.23.12.615
  7. W. Henneberg, Ibid., 73, 228 (1850).
  8. Johann Josef Loschmidt (1861), Konstitutionsformeln der Organischen Chemie in Graphischer Darstellung. Nr. 190. Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.
  9. Henry S. Rzepa, Joseph Loschmidt: Structural formulae, 1861. Accessed on 2009-06-30.
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