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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · SynOpen 2022; 06(01): 58-66
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1719903
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Hydrogen-Bonded Xanthones as Potential UV Absorbers: The Synthesis of Xanthones from Bio-Renewable Cardanol Utilizing a Ceric Ammonium Sulfate (CAS)-Mediated Oxidation Reaction

Authors

  • Fatema Jagot

  • Izak Minnie

  • Aliyaah Rahman

  • Songeziwe Ntsimango

  • Kennedy J. Ngwira

  • Charles B. de Koning


The authors would like to thank the South African National Research Foundation (NRF) under the German/South Africa Research Cooperation for funding of the project.


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Abstract

The synthesis of hydrogen-bonded xanthones by using biorenewable hydrogenated cardanol (3-pentadecylphenol) is described. Hydrogenated cardanol was initially converted into various hydroxybenzophenones. These benzophenones were converted into xanthones by utilizing an oxidative ceric ammonium sulfate-mediated reaction. A subsequent ruthenium-mediated late-stage oxidation of the xanthones provided hydrogen-bonded xanthones, which displayed good UVA and UVB absorbing properties.

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Publication History

Received: 11 January 2022

Accepted after revision: 28 January 2022

Article published online:
24 February 2022

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