Chemistry:Xantocillin

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Xantocillin
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
4,4′-[(1Z,3Z)-2,3-Diisocyanobuta-1,3-diene-1,4-diyl]diphenol
Other names
Xanthocillin X, Ophthocillin
Identifiers
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Properties
C18H12N2O2
Molar mass 288.306 g·mol−1
Appearance Yellow crystals
Melting point 200 °C (392 °F; 473 K) (decomposes)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Xantocillin[1] (INN), also known as xanthocillin X or ophthocillin, was the first reported natural product found to contain the isocyanide functional group. It was first isolated from Penicillium notatum by Rothe in 1950[2] and subsequently from several other sources.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. PubChem. "Xantocillin" (in en). https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5378293. 
  2. W. ROTHE (1950). "Vorläufige Mitteilung über eine neues Antibiotikum". Pharmazie 5: 190. 
  3. Paul J. Scheuer (1992). "Isocyanides and cyanides as natural products". Accounts of Chemical Research 25 (10): 433–439. doi:10.1021/ar00022a001. 
  4. "[Penicillium expansum, a resident fungal strain of the orbital complex Mir, producing xanthocillin X and questiomycin A."]. Prikl Biokhim Mikrobiol 40 (3): 344–9. 2004. PMID 15283339. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15283339.