3?-(?-D-Glycopyranosyloxy)flavylium Ions: Synthesis and investigation of their properties in aqueous solution. Hydrogen bonding as a mean of colour variation

Autor: Olivier Dangles, Hakima El Hajji, Paulo Figueiredo, Raymond Brouillard
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: Helvetica Chimica Acta. 80:398-413
ISSN: 1522-2675
0018-019X
DOI: 10.1002/hlca.19970800206
Popis: This work describes a straightforward synthesis of two 3’-(,fl-~-glycopyranosyloxy)flavylium ions thought to be good models of natural anthocyanins (pigments). For both pigments and for the non-glycosylated flavylium ion taken as a reference, H,O addition and proton-transfer reactions as well as formation of molecular complexes with chlorogenic acid and caffeine (copigmentation) are quantitatively investigated in mildly acidic aqueous solution. A remarkable affinity of caffeine for the trans-chalcone form of the pigments is demonstrated. Moreover, the differences in the flavylium pK, values are interpreted in terms of possible intramolecular H-bonding between the glycosyl residue and the chromophore. The discussion is then extended to a series of malonylated anthocyanins recently reported for their unusual pigmentation properties. A possible role for the malonyl group (frequently encountered in the structure of naturally occurring anthocyanins) in plant colour expression is outlined for the first time.
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