1,3-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid

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Structural formula
Structure of 1,3-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid
Structural formula without information on stereochemistry
General
Surname 1,3-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid
other names
  • Thioproline
  • TIMONACIC ( INCI )
Molecular formula C 4 H 7 NO 2 S
Brief description

colorless needles

External identifiers / databases
CAS number 444-27-9
EC number 207-146-6
ECHA InfoCard 100.006.498
PubChem 9934
ChemSpider 9546
DrugBank DB12856
Wikidata Q23637400
properties
Molar mass 133.17 g mol −1
Physical state

firmly

Melting point

196–197 ° C (decomposition)

safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances
06 - Toxic or very toxic 07 - Warning

danger

H and P phrases H: 302-332-315-319-335
P: 261-280-322-361-321-305 + 351 + 338
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

1,3-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid is a thiazolidine - derivative having a carboxy substituent in α-position to the amino group . The compound thus belongs to the heterocyclic secondary α- amino acids . The structural element of 1,3-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid can be found in a number of active pharmaceutical ingredients , especially penicillins

synthesis

The synthesis of 1,3-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid was first described in 1936 by Maxwell P. Schubert and independently thereof in 1937 by Hans Thacher Clarke . The compound is formed when formaldehyde is reacted with an equimolar amount of cysteine in hydrochloric acid. More detailed studies show that formaldehyde is initially added to the thiol group , followed by cyclization with the amino group with elimination of water.

Synthesis of 1,3-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid from cysteine ​​and formaldehyde

Stereochemistry

1,3-Thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid is a chiral compound with two enantiomers .

Isomers of 1,3-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid
Surname (4 S ) -1,3-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid (4 R ) -1,3-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid
other names D- thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid L- thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid
Structural formula (4S) -1,3-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid (4R) -1,3-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid
CAS number 45521-09-3 34592-47-7
444-27-9 ( DL )
EC number 256-240-3 252-106-3
207-146-6 ( DL )
ECHA info card 100.051.111 100.047.355
100.006.498 ( DL )
PubChem 198253 93176
9934 ( DL )
DrugBank - DB02846
DB12856 ( DL )
Wikidata Q27133347 Q27093808
Q23637400 ( DL )

Properties and use

1,3-Thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid has hepatoprotective (liver-protecting), anticancer and anti-aging properties. The compound is used under the name TIMONACIC as an ingredient in cosmetic products for skin care .

Individual evidence

  1. Entry on TIMONACIC in the CosIng database of the EU Commission, accessed on August 11, 2020.
  2. ^ A b c d Sarah Ratner, HT Clarke: The Action of Formaldehyde upon Cysteine . In: Journal of the American Chemical Society . tape 59 , no. 1 , January 1937, p. 200 , doi : 10.1021 / ja01280a050 .
  3. a b Safety data sheet: Timonacic. (PDF) July 24, 2017, accessed on August 11, 2020 .
  4. ^ Maxwell P. Schubert: Compounds of Thiol Acids with Aldehydes . In: Journal of Biological Chemistry . tape 114 , 1936, pp. 341 ( PDF ).
  5. Th. Wieland ao: Methods for the production and conversion of amino acids and derivatives . In: Eugen Müller (Ed.): Houben-Weyl - Methods of Organic Chemistry . 4th edition. tape XI / 2 . Thieme, Stuttgart 1958, p. 439 f . ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  6. Yat-Hing Ham, KK Jason Chan, Wan Chan: Thioproline Serves as an Efficient Antioxidant Protecting Human Cells from Oxidative Stress and Improves Cell Viability . In: Chemical Research in Toxicology . tape 33 , no. 7 , July 20, 2020, p. 1815 , doi : 10.1021 / acs.chemrestox.0c00055 .