Title:  Citrinin 
CAS Registry Number:  518-75-2 
CAS Name:  (3R,4S)-4,6-Dihydro-8-hydroxy-3,4,5-trimethyl-6-oxo-3H-2-benzopyran-7-carboxylic acid 
Trademarks:  Antimycin 
Molecular Formula:  C13H14O5 
Molecular Weight:  250.25 
Percent Composition:  C 62.39%, H 5.64%, O 31.97% 
Literature References:  Antibiotic substance produced by a white spore aspergillus which has been placed under the species name Aspergillus niveus (Thorn and Raper).  Also produced in small quantities by Penicillium citrinum:  Hetherington, Raistrick, Trans. R. Soc. London B220, 269 (1931); Raistrick, Smith, Chem. Ind. (London) 60, 828 (1941); Timonin, Science 96, 494 (1942); Timonin, Rovatt, Can. J. Public Health 35, 80 (1944).  Identity with antimycin:  Haese, Arch. Pharm. 296, 227 (1963).  Structure:  Brown et al., J. Chem. Soc. 1949, 867; Warren et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 79, 3812 (1957); Kovac et al., Nature 190, 1104 (1961).  Synthesis:  Cartwright et al., J. Chem. Soc. 1949, 1563; J. A. Barber et al., J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1 1986, 2101.  Stereochemistry:  Cram, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 72, 1001 (1950); Mehta, Whalley, J. Chem. Soc. 1963, 3777; Mathieson, Whalley, ibid. 1964, 4640.  Physical characteristics and toxicity:  Nagai et al., Chem. Zentralbl. 1958, 8088, C.A. 55, 1914 (1961).  Crystal and molecular structure:  Rodig, Chem. Commun. 1971, 1553.  Biosynthesis:  J. Barber et al., J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1 1981, 2577; L. Colombo et al., ibid. 2594.  Physicochemical data:  A. E. Pohland et al., Pure Appl. Chem. 54, 2219 (1982).  Toxicology:  A. M. Ambrose, F. De Eds, J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 88, 173 (1946).  Review:  Saito et al., "Yellowed Rice Toxins" in Microbial Toxins vol. VI, A. Ciegler, S. Kadis, A. Ajl, Eds. (Academic Press, New York, 1971) pp 357-367. 
Properties:  Lemon-yellow needles from alcohol, dec 175°.  [a]D18 -37.4° (c = 1.15 in alc.).  uv max:  250, 331 nm (E1%1cm 370, 418).  Strong acid.  Practically insol in water.  Sol in alcohol, dioxane, dilute alkali.  Solns change color with changes in pH, from lemon-yellow at pH 4.6 to cherry-red at pH 9.9.  Poisonous!  LD50 in mice, rats (mg/kg):  35, 67 i.p. (Ambrose, De Eds). 
Optical Rotation:  [a]D18 -37.4° (c = 1.15 in alc.) 
Absorption maximum:  uv max:  250, 331 nm (E1%1cm 370, 418) 
Toxicity data:  LD50 in mice, rats (mg/kg):  35, 67 i.p. (Ambrose, De Eds) 
  
Derivative Type:  Methyl citrinin  
Molecular Formula:  C14H16O5 
Molecular Weight:  264.27 
Percent Composition:  C 63.63%, H 6.10%, O 30.27% 
Properties:  Plates from benzene, dec 139°.  [a]D18 +217.1° (c = 0.38 in acetone).  uv max:  260, 334 nm (E1%1cm 520, 151.6).  Sol in hot alcohol; moderately sol in chloroform.  Practically insol in petr ether. 
Optical Rotation:  [a]D18 +217.1° (c = 0.38 in acetone) 
Absorption maximum:  uv max:  260, 334 nm (E1%1cm 520, 151.6) 
  
Derivative Type:  Dihydrocitrinin  
Molecular Formula:  C13H16O5 
Molecular Weight:  252.26 
Percent Composition:  C 61.90%, H 6.39%, O 31.71% 
Properties:  Prisms from benzene, dec 171°.  [a]D18 -18.8° (c = 4.148 in chloroform).  uv max:  260, 330 nm (E1%1cm 400, 100).  Sol in alcohol, acetone, chloroform; sparingly sol in benzene, petr ether. 
Optical Rotation:  [a]D18 -18.8° (c = 4.148 in chloroform) 
Absorption maximum:  uv max:  260, 330 nm (E1%1cm 400, 100) 
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