The structure of a photo-reaction product of luteoskyrin, designated lumiluteoskyrin, has been discussed. Lumiluteoskyrin, C
30H
20O
12, dark purple crystals, m. p. above 360°, yielded a diacetate, C
30H
18O
10 (OCOCH
3)
2, a tetraacetate, C
30H
16O
6 (OCOCH
3)
4, and a hexa acetate, C
30H
14O
6 (OCOCH
3)
6. On thermal degradation, lumiluteoskyrin gave islandicin and catenarin. On reduction with alkaline sodium dithionite, lumiluteoskyrin was not cleaved, while by the action of hydrochloric acid and zinc, it yielded islandicin. The positive magnesium acetate reaction and the ultraviolet and visible light absorption spectra showed that lumiluteoskyrin is a true quinone compound possessing a naphthazarin system in its molecule. On the basis of the chemical and spectral evidences, a structural formula (III) was proposed for lumiluteoskyrin and the photo-reaction mechanism was discussed.
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