organic compounds
1,8-Dihydroxy-2,4,5,7-tetranitro-9,10-anthraquinone
aDepartment of Chemistry, General Campus, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran 1983963113, Iran, and bDepartment of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
*Correspondence e-mail: seikweng@um.edu.my
The ring system in the title compound, C14H4N4O12, is essentially planar (r.m.s. deviation of the carbon atoms = 0.085 Å); the two hydroxy groups form intramolecular hydrogen bonds to the same carbonyl O atom. The nitro groups are twisted with respect to the mean plane of the ring system by 74.3 (1) (1-nitro), 42.3 (3) (3-nitro), 45.7 (3) (6-nitro) and 66.9 (1)° (8-nitro).
Related literature
For the synthesis of the title compound, see: Teich et al. (2004). For related structures, see: Armaghan et al. (2010); Brown & Colclough (1983), Yatsenko et al. (1996).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810014431/bt5249sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810014431/bt5249Isup2.hkl
Fuming nitric acid (4 ml) was added to a solution of 1,8-dihydroxy-anthraquinone (240 mg, 1.0 mmol) dissolved in concentrated sulfuric acid (5 ml). The mixture was stirred for 2 hours. It was then poured into ice (100 g). The yellow precipitate was washed with water. Crystals were obtained by slow diffusion of n-hexane into a methanol solution of the title compound; m.p.> 473 K.
Carbon-bound H-atoms were placed in calculated positions (C—H 0.94 Å) and were included in the
in the riding model approximation, with U(H) set to 1.2U(C). The oxygen-bound H-atoms were located in a difference Fourier map. They were refined isotropically with a distance restraint of O–H 0.84±0.01 Å.The parameters in the weighting scheme are somewhat large; these could not be reduced without affecting the goodness of fit.
In continuation to our previous synthesis of anthraquinone derivatives for the absorption of aromatic sulfur compounds from oil when immobilized on silica surface (MCM-41) (Armaghan et al., 2010), we have synthesized the title compound. The compound was reported in a previous report (Teich et al., 2004). In the present study, the synthesis involves functionalization of 1,8-dihydroxy-anthraquinone with the fuming nitric acid. The compound (Scheme I, Fig. 1) is soluble in methanol.
For the synthesis of the title compoud, see: Teich et al. (2004). For related stuctures, see: Armaghan et al. (2010); Brown & Colclough (1983), Yatsenko et al. (1996).
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2009); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).Fig. 1. Anisotropic displacement ellipsoid plot (Barbour, 2001) of C14H4N4O12; ellipsoids are drawn at the 50% probability level and H atoms are of arbitrary radius. |
C14H4N4O12 | F(000) = 848 |
Mr = 420.21 | Dx = 1.841 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 2323 reflections |
a = 17.726 (2) Å | θ = 2.3–27.5° |
b = 9.007 (1) Å | µ = 0.17 mm−1 |
c = 9.731 (1) Å | T = 223 K |
β = 102.643 (2)° | Plate, brown |
V = 1515.9 (3) Å3 | 0.35 × 0.25 × 0.10 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker SMART APEX diffractometer | Rint = 0.045 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 1.2° |
ω scans | h = −19→21 |
11323 measured reflections | k = −10→10 |
2672 independent reflections | l = −11→11 |
2034 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.063 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.215 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.10 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.137P)2 + 0.3859P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2672 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
279 parameters | Δρmax = 0.35 e Å−3 |
2 restraints | Δρmin = −0.36 e Å−3 |
C14H4N4O12 | V = 1515.9 (3) Å3 |
Mr = 420.21 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 17.726 (2) Å | µ = 0.17 mm−1 |
b = 9.007 (1) Å | T = 223 K |
c = 9.731 (1) Å | 0.35 × 0.25 × 0.10 mm |
β = 102.643 (2)° |
Bruker SMART APEX diffractometer | 2034 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
11323 measured reflections | Rint = 0.045 |
2672 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.063 | 2 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.215 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.10 | Δρmax = 0.35 e Å−3 |
2672 reflections | Δρmin = −0.36 e Å−3 |
279 parameters |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
O1 | 0.34937 (16) | 0.2030 (3) | 0.4649 (3) | 0.0528 (7) | |
H1 | 0.323 (2) | 0.172 (5) | 0.388 (3) | 0.082 (16)* | |
O2 | 0.24924 (13) | 0.2174 (2) | 0.2291 (2) | 0.0417 (6) | |
O3 | 0.15091 (14) | 0.2212 (2) | −0.0089 (3) | 0.0410 (6) | |
H3 | 0.183 (2) | 0.186 (6) | 0.060 (4) | 0.099 (18)* | |
O4 | 0.07048 (14) | 0.2831 (3) | −0.2661 (3) | 0.0503 (7) | |
O5 | −0.02307 (13) | 0.4233 (3) | −0.2381 (3) | 0.0465 (7) | |
O6 | 0.06528 (16) | 0.8754 (3) | 0.0919 (3) | 0.0606 (8) | |
O7 | 0.17014 (16) | 0.9106 (3) | 0.0217 (3) | 0.0565 (8) | |
O8 | 0.22018 (17) | 0.7979 (3) | 0.2950 (3) | 0.0614 (9) | |
O9 | 0.33793 (14) | 0.8827 (3) | 0.5708 (3) | 0.0507 (7) | |
O10 | 0.3791 (2) | 0.8835 (3) | 0.3801 (4) | 0.0895 (12) | |
O11 | 0.51679 (18) | 0.4003 (4) | 0.7123 (4) | 0.0879 (12) | |
O12 | 0.43047 (19) | 0.2420 (4) | 0.7288 (3) | 0.0806 (11) | |
N1 | 0.04326 (15) | 0.3791 (3) | −0.2055 (3) | 0.0333 (6) | |
N2 | 0.12252 (16) | 0.8324 (3) | 0.0558 (3) | 0.0348 (6) | |
N3 | 0.35601 (16) | 0.8218 (3) | 0.4727 (3) | 0.0413 (7) | |
N4 | 0.45331 (17) | 0.3494 (3) | 0.6774 (3) | 0.0438 (7) | |
C1 | 0.34783 (18) | 0.3492 (4) | 0.4612 (3) | 0.0348 (7) | |
C2 | 0.29723 (16) | 0.4320 (3) | 0.3556 (3) | 0.0293 (7) | |
C3 | 0.24621 (16) | 0.3536 (3) | 0.2380 (3) | 0.0305 (7) | |
C4 | 0.19253 (16) | 0.4400 (3) | 0.1305 (3) | 0.0279 (7) | |
C5 | 0.14731 (17) | 0.3649 (3) | 0.0136 (3) | 0.0292 (7) | |
C6 | 0.09371 (17) | 0.4510 (3) | −0.0830 (3) | 0.0295 (7) | |
C7 | 0.08449 (17) | 0.5998 (3) | −0.0660 (3) | 0.0303 (7) | |
H7 | 0.0465 | 0.6532 | −0.1295 | 0.036* | |
C8 | 0.13215 (16) | 0.6704 (3) | 0.0466 (3) | 0.0284 (7) | |
C9 | 0.18590 (16) | 0.5934 (3) | 0.1447 (3) | 0.0270 (7) | |
C10 | 0.23464 (18) | 0.6727 (3) | 0.2673 (3) | 0.0326 (7) | |
C11 | 0.29712 (17) | 0.5868 (3) | 0.3616 (3) | 0.0296 (7) | |
C12 | 0.35047 (17) | 0.6585 (4) | 0.4664 (3) | 0.0324 (7) | |
C13 | 0.40121 (18) | 0.5807 (4) | 0.5685 (3) | 0.0374 (8) | |
H13 | 0.4371 | 0.6309 | 0.6386 | 0.045* | |
C14 | 0.39833 (18) | 0.4294 (4) | 0.5659 (3) | 0.0374 (8) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0710 (18) | 0.0263 (13) | 0.0517 (16) | 0.0112 (11) | −0.0070 (13) | 0.0058 (11) |
O2 | 0.0511 (14) | 0.0192 (12) | 0.0471 (14) | 0.0043 (9) | −0.0062 (11) | 0.0007 (9) |
O3 | 0.0589 (16) | 0.0178 (11) | 0.0410 (13) | −0.0005 (10) | −0.0008 (11) | −0.0021 (9) |
O4 | 0.0553 (16) | 0.0469 (15) | 0.0447 (14) | 0.0009 (12) | 0.0024 (11) | −0.0179 (12) |
O5 | 0.0356 (13) | 0.0538 (15) | 0.0459 (14) | −0.0033 (11) | −0.0002 (10) | −0.0021 (11) |
O6 | 0.0752 (19) | 0.0413 (15) | 0.0698 (19) | 0.0242 (13) | 0.0254 (15) | 0.0017 (12) |
O7 | 0.0714 (18) | 0.0215 (12) | 0.080 (2) | −0.0048 (12) | 0.0241 (15) | 0.0037 (12) |
O8 | 0.094 (2) | 0.0270 (14) | 0.0471 (15) | 0.0208 (13) | −0.0187 (14) | −0.0113 (11) |
O9 | 0.0628 (16) | 0.0403 (14) | 0.0484 (15) | 0.0035 (11) | 0.0108 (12) | −0.0159 (11) |
O10 | 0.174 (4) | 0.0379 (16) | 0.074 (2) | −0.0259 (18) | 0.066 (2) | −0.0057 (14) |
O11 | 0.057 (2) | 0.092 (3) | 0.097 (3) | 0.0004 (17) | −0.0214 (18) | 0.020 (2) |
O12 | 0.075 (2) | 0.089 (2) | 0.067 (2) | 0.0012 (17) | −0.0084 (16) | 0.0411 (18) |
N1 | 0.0357 (15) | 0.0309 (14) | 0.0308 (13) | −0.0076 (11) | 0.0020 (11) | 0.0005 (11) |
N2 | 0.0458 (16) | 0.0257 (14) | 0.0300 (13) | 0.0127 (12) | 0.0018 (11) | 0.0004 (11) |
N3 | 0.0558 (17) | 0.0317 (15) | 0.0339 (15) | −0.0049 (13) | 0.0047 (13) | −0.0061 (12) |
N4 | 0.0417 (17) | 0.0464 (18) | 0.0391 (16) | 0.0086 (13) | −0.0002 (13) | 0.0057 (13) |
C1 | 0.0400 (17) | 0.0286 (17) | 0.0348 (16) | 0.0070 (13) | 0.0064 (13) | 0.0033 (12) |
C2 | 0.0344 (16) | 0.0266 (16) | 0.0262 (15) | 0.0051 (12) | 0.0052 (12) | 0.0020 (11) |
C3 | 0.0357 (17) | 0.0223 (17) | 0.0321 (16) | 0.0040 (11) | 0.0045 (13) | 0.0021 (12) |
C4 | 0.0301 (15) | 0.0205 (15) | 0.0324 (15) | 0.0006 (11) | 0.0052 (12) | 0.0015 (11) |
C5 | 0.0361 (16) | 0.0214 (15) | 0.0307 (15) | −0.0014 (12) | 0.0085 (12) | 0.0007 (11) |
C6 | 0.0315 (15) | 0.0259 (16) | 0.0297 (15) | −0.0030 (12) | 0.0041 (12) | −0.0004 (12) |
C7 | 0.0321 (16) | 0.0291 (16) | 0.0285 (15) | 0.0032 (12) | 0.0041 (12) | 0.0043 (12) |
C8 | 0.0348 (16) | 0.0196 (15) | 0.0310 (15) | 0.0039 (12) | 0.0078 (12) | 0.0003 (12) |
C9 | 0.0321 (15) | 0.0218 (15) | 0.0273 (15) | 0.0037 (12) | 0.0071 (12) | 0.0019 (11) |
C10 | 0.0457 (18) | 0.0206 (16) | 0.0294 (15) | 0.0046 (13) | 0.0034 (13) | 0.0000 (12) |
C11 | 0.0377 (17) | 0.0241 (16) | 0.0272 (15) | 0.0027 (12) | 0.0073 (13) | 0.0002 (11) |
C12 | 0.0380 (16) | 0.0294 (17) | 0.0295 (15) | −0.0012 (13) | 0.0064 (12) | −0.0019 (12) |
C13 | 0.0398 (18) | 0.0413 (19) | 0.0297 (16) | −0.0005 (14) | 0.0047 (13) | −0.0039 (13) |
C14 | 0.0355 (17) | 0.042 (2) | 0.0319 (17) | 0.0073 (14) | 0.0019 (13) | 0.0037 (14) |
O1—C1 | 1.317 (4) | C1—C14 | 1.401 (4) |
O1—H1 | 0.84 (3) | C1—C2 | 1.419 (4) |
O2—C3 | 1.232 (4) | C2—C11 | 1.395 (4) |
O3—C5 | 1.316 (4) | C2—C3 | 1.474 (4) |
O3—H3 | 0.84 (4) | C3—C4 | 1.473 (4) |
O4—N1 | 1.206 (3) | C4—C9 | 1.396 (4) |
O5—N1 | 1.216 (3) | C4—C5 | 1.412 (4) |
O6—N2 | 1.208 (4) | C5—C6 | 1.413 (4) |
O7—N2 | 1.201 (4) | C6—C7 | 1.364 (4) |
O8—C10 | 1.199 (4) | C7—C8 | 1.383 (4) |
O9—N3 | 1.203 (4) | C7—H7 | 0.9400 |
O10—N3 | 1.205 (4) | C8—C9 | 1.379 (4) |
O11—N4 | 1.194 (4) | C9—C10 | 1.493 (4) |
O12—N4 | 1.199 (4) | C10—C11 | 1.491 (4) |
N1—C6 | 1.475 (4) | C11—C12 | 1.389 (4) |
N2—C8 | 1.474 (4) | C12—C13 | 1.377 (4) |
N3—C12 | 1.474 (4) | C13—C14 | 1.364 (4) |
N4—C14 | 1.478 (4) | C13—H13 | 0.9400 |
C1—O1—H1 | 108 (4) | C4—C5—C6 | 116.9 (3) |
C5—O3—H3 | 107 (4) | C7—C6—C5 | 122.7 (3) |
O4—N1—O5 | 125.1 (3) | C7—C6—N1 | 117.5 (2) |
O4—N1—C6 | 118.3 (2) | C5—C6—N1 | 119.8 (3) |
O5—N1—C6 | 116.6 (3) | C6—C7—C8 | 118.6 (3) |
O7—N2—O6 | 125.3 (3) | C6—C7—H7 | 120.7 |
O7—N2—C8 | 117.8 (3) | C8—C7—H7 | 120.7 |
O6—N2—C8 | 116.8 (3) | C9—C8—C7 | 121.8 (3) |
O9—N3—O10 | 125.2 (3) | C9—C8—N2 | 121.9 (2) |
O9—N3—C12 | 117.4 (3) | C7—C8—N2 | 116.4 (2) |
O10—N3—C12 | 117.4 (3) | C8—C9—C4 | 119.3 (3) |
O11—N4—O12 | 125.1 (3) | C8—C9—C10 | 120.2 (3) |
O11—N4—C14 | 116.7 (3) | C4—C9—C10 | 120.4 (2) |
O12—N4—C14 | 118.1 (3) | O8—C10—C11 | 121.1 (3) |
O1—C1—C14 | 119.3 (3) | O8—C10—C9 | 121.0 (3) |
O1—C1—C2 | 123.4 (3) | C11—C10—C9 | 117.7 (3) |
C14—C1—C2 | 117.2 (3) | C12—C11—C2 | 119.3 (3) |
C11—C2—C1 | 120.1 (3) | C12—C11—C10 | 120.3 (3) |
C11—C2—C3 | 120.3 (2) | C2—C11—C10 | 120.0 (2) |
C1—C2—C3 | 119.6 (3) | C13—C12—C11 | 121.7 (3) |
O2—C3—C4 | 120.5 (3) | C13—C12—N3 | 116.8 (3) |
O2—C3—C2 | 120.2 (3) | C11—C12—N3 | 121.6 (3) |
C4—C3—C2 | 119.3 (3) | C14—C13—C12 | 118.6 (3) |
C9—C4—C5 | 120.6 (3) | C14—C13—H13 | 120.7 |
C9—C4—C3 | 120.5 (3) | C12—C13—H13 | 120.7 |
C5—C4—C3 | 118.9 (3) | C13—C14—C1 | 123.0 (3) |
O3—C5—C4 | 124.4 (3) | C13—C14—N4 | 117.3 (3) |
O3—C5—C6 | 118.6 (3) | C1—C14—N4 | 119.7 (3) |
O1—C1—C2—C11 | 177.7 (3) | C5—C4—C9—C8 | 2.9 (4) |
C14—C1—C2—C11 | −2.4 (4) | C3—C4—C9—C8 | −176.4 (3) |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | −3.7 (5) | C5—C4—C9—C10 | −179.1 (3) |
C14—C1—C2—C3 | 176.3 (3) | C3—C4—C9—C10 | 1.6 (4) |
C11—C2—C3—O2 | 176.3 (3) | C8—C9—C10—O8 | 11.7 (5) |
C1—C2—C3—O2 | −2.3 (4) | C4—C9—C10—O8 | −166.3 (3) |
C11—C2—C3—C4 | −2.8 (4) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | −173.9 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 178.6 (3) | C4—C9—C10—C11 | 8.1 (4) |
O2—C3—C4—C9 | 176.3 (3) | C1—C2—C11—C12 | 4.3 (4) |
C2—C3—C4—C9 | −4.5 (4) | C3—C2—C11—C12 | −174.3 (3) |
O2—C3—C4—C5 | −3.0 (4) | C1—C2—C11—C10 | −168.6 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 176.1 (3) | C3—C2—C11—C10 | 12.8 (4) |
C9—C4—C5—O3 | 178.9 (3) | O8—C10—C11—C12 | −13.8 (5) |
C3—C4—C5—O3 | −1.8 (4) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 171.8 (3) |
C9—C4—C5—C6 | −2.6 (4) | O8—C10—C11—C2 | 159.0 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 176.7 (3) | C9—C10—C11—C2 | −15.4 (4) |
O3—C5—C6—C7 | 178.2 (3) | C2—C11—C12—C13 | −3.0 (5) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −0.5 (4) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 169.9 (3) |
O3—C5—C6—N1 | 0.2 (4) | C2—C11—C12—N3 | 176.3 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—N1 | −178.5 (2) | C10—C11—C12—N3 | −10.8 (4) |
O4—N1—C6—C7 | 142.1 (3) | O9—N3—C12—C13 | −67.5 (4) |
O5—N1—C6—C7 | −37.2 (4) | O10—N3—C12—C13 | 111.6 (4) |
O4—N1—C6—C5 | −39.8 (4) | O9—N3—C12—C11 | 113.1 (3) |
O5—N1—C6—C5 | 140.9 (3) | O10—N3—C12—C11 | −67.7 (4) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | 3.2 (4) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −0.2 (5) |
N1—C6—C7—C8 | −178.8 (3) | N3—C12—C13—C14 | −179.6 (3) |
C6—C7—C8—C9 | −2.9 (4) | C12—C13—C14—C1 | 2.2 (5) |
C6—C7—C8—N2 | 176.9 (3) | C12—C13—C14—N4 | −179.7 (3) |
O7—N2—C8—C9 | 76.1 (4) | O1—C1—C14—C13 | 179.0 (3) |
O6—N2—C8—C9 | −106.8 (3) | C2—C1—C14—C13 | −1.0 (5) |
O7—N2—C8—C7 | −103.7 (3) | O1—C1—C14—N4 | 1.0 (5) |
O6—N2—C8—C7 | 73.4 (3) | C2—C1—C14—N4 | −179.0 (3) |
C7—C8—C9—C4 | −0.1 (4) | O11—N4—C14—C13 | −38.1 (5) |
N2—C8—C9—C4 | −179.9 (3) | O12—N4—C14—C13 | 139.6 (4) |
C7—C8—C9—C10 | −178.1 (3) | O11—N4—C14—C1 | 140.0 (4) |
N2—C8—C9—C10 | 2.1 (4) | O12—N4—C14—C1 | −42.3 (5) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1···O2 | 0.84 (3) | 1.84 (3) | 2.579 (3) | 146 (5) |
O3—H3···O2 | 0.84 (4) | 1.82 (3) | 2.576 (3) | 148 (5) |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C14H4N4O12 |
Mr | 420.21 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 223 |
a, b, c (Å) | 17.726 (2), 9.007 (1), 9.731 (1) |
β (°) | 102.643 (2) |
V (Å3) | 1515.9 (3) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.17 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.35 × 0.25 × 0.10 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEX diffractometer |
Absorption correction | – |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 11323, 2672, 2034 |
Rint | 0.045 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.595 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.063, 0.215, 1.10 |
No. of reflections | 2672 |
No. of parameters | 279 |
No. of restraints | 2 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.35, −0.36 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009), SAINT (Bruker, 2009), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), X-SEED (Barbour, 2001), publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1···O2 | 0.84 (3) | 1.84 (3) | 2.579 (3) | 146 (5) |
O3—H3···O2 | 0.84 (4) | 1.82 (3) | 2.576 (3) | 148 (5) |
Acknowledgements
We thank Shahid Beheshti University and the University of Malaya for supporting this study.
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In continuation to our previous synthesis of anthraquinone derivatives for the absorption of aromatic sulfur compounds from oil when immobilized on silica surface (MCM-41) (Armaghan et al., 2010), we have synthesized the title compound. The compound was reported in a previous report (Teich et al., 2004). In the present study, the synthesis involves functionalization of 1,8-dihydroxy-anthraquinone with the fuming nitric acid. The compound (Scheme I, Fig. 1) is soluble in methanol.