Anthranilic acid

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Anthranilic acid
Names
IUPAC name
2-Aminobenzoic acid
Other names
o-Aminobenzoic acid; 2-Aminobenzoic acid; Vitamin L1; Anthranilate
Identifiers
118-92-3 YesY
ChEBI CHEBI:30754 YesY
ChEMBL ChEMBL14173 YesY
ChemSpider 222 YesY
DrugBank DB04166 N
EC Number 204-287-5
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KEGG C00108 YesY
PubChem 227
RTECS number CB2450000
  • InChI=1S/C7H7NO2/c8-6-4-2-1-3-5(6)7(9)10/h1-4H,8H2,(H,9,10) YesY
    Key: RWZYAGGXGHYGMB-UHFFFAOYSA-N YesY
  • InChI=1/C7H7NO2/c8-6-4-2-1-3-5(6)7(9)10/h1-4H,8H2,(H,9,10)
    Key: RWZYAGGXGHYGMB-UHFFFAOYAS
  • O=C(O)c1ccccc1N
  • c1ccc(c(c1)C(=O)O)N
Properties
C7H7NO2
Molar mass 137.14 g·mol−1
Appearance white or yellow solid
Odor odorless
Density 1.412 g/cm3
Melting point 146 to 148 °C (295 to 298 °F; 419 to 421 K)[1]
Boiling point 200 °C (392 °F; 473 K) (sublimes)
0.572 g/100 mL (25 °C)
Solubility very soluble in chloroform, pyridine
soluble in ethanol, ether, ethyl ether
slightly soluble in trifluoroacetic acid, benzene
log P 1.21
Vapor pressure 0.1 Pa (52.6 °C)
Acidity (pKa) 2.14
1.578 (144 °C)
Thermochemistry
-380.4 KJ/mol
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Anthranilic acid (or o-amino-benzoic acid) is an aromatic acid with the formula C6H4(NH2)(CO2H). The molecule consists of a substituted benzene ring, hence is classed as aromatic, with two adjacent, or "ortho-" functional groups, a carboxylic acid and an amine. The compound is consequently amphoteric. In appearance, anthranilic acid is a white solid when pure, although commercial samples may appear yellow. It is sometimes referred to as vitamin L1 and has a sweetish taste.[2] The anion [C6H4(NH2)(CO2)], obtained by the deprotonation of anthranilic acid, is called anthranilate.

Structure

Although not usually referred to as such, it is an amino acid. Solid anthranilic acid consists of both the amino-carboxylic acid and the zwitterionic ammonium carboxylate forms.[3]

Production

Many routes to anthranilic acid have been described. Industrially it is produced from phthalic anhydride, beginning with amination:

C6H4(CO)2O + NH3 + NaOH → C6H4(C(O)NH2)CO2Na + H2O

The resulting sodium salt of phthalamic acid is decarbonylated via a Hofmann rearrangement of the amide group, induced by hypochlorite:[4]

C6H4(C(O)NH2)CO2Na + HOCl → C6H4NH2CO2H + NaCl + CO2

A related method involves treating phthalimide with sodium hypobromite in aqueous sodium hydroxide, followed by neutralization.[5] In the era when indigo dye was obtained from plants, it was degraded to give anthranilic acid.

Biosynthesis

Anthranilic acid is biosynthesized from chorismic acid. It is the precursor to the amino acid tryptophan via the attachment of phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate to the amine group.

anthranilate is the precursor to the amino acid tryptophan.

Uses

Industrially, anthranilic acid is an intermediate in the production of azo dyes and saccharin. It and its esters are used in preparing perfumes to imitate jasmine and orange, pharmaceuticals (loop diuretics e.g. furosemide) and UV-absorber as well as corrosion inhibitors for metals and mold inhibitors in soya sauce.

Anthranilic acid can be used in organic synthesis to generate benzyne.[6] The benzyne rapidly dimerizes to form biphenylene.

It is also a DEA List I Chemical because of its use in making the now-widely outlawed euphoric sedative drug methaqualone (Quaalude, Mandrax).[7]

Anthranilate-based insect repellents have been proposed as replacements for DEET.

Fenamic acid is a derivative of anthranilic acid,[8]:235 which in turn is a nitrogen isostere of salicylic acid, which is the active metabolite of aspirin.[8]:235 Several non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, including mefenamic acid, tolfenamic acid, flufenamic acid, and meclofenamic acid are derived from fenamic acid or anthranilic acid and are called "anthranilic acid derivatives" or "fenamates".[9]:17

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See also

References

  1. IPCS
  2. The Merck Index, 10th Ed. (1983), p.62., Rahway: Merck & Co.
  3. C. J. Brown "The Crystal Structure of Anthranilic Acid" Proc. Royal Society of London A, 1968, vol. 302, pp. 185-199. doi:10.1098/rspa.1968.0003
  4. Takao Maki, Kazuo Takeda "Benzoic Acid and Derivatives" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 2002, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a03_555.
  5. Vogel's Textbook of Practical Organic Chemistry, 4th Ed., (B. S. Furniss et al., Eds.) (1978), p.666, London: Longman.
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  8. 8.0 8.1 Sriram D, Yogeeswari P. Medicinal Chemistry, 2nd Edition. Pearson Education India, 2010. ISBN 9788131731444
  9. Auburn University course material. Jack DeRuiter, Principles of Drug Action 2, Fall 2002 1: Non-Steroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS)
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