3-Methoxy-5-methyl-12-phenylbenzacridinium Iodide

Abstract

N-alkylacridinium derivatives are some of the most popular azo dye templates. Herein, we report the synthesis of 3-methoxy-5-methyl-12-phenylbenzacridinium iodide (MMPBAI) via N-alkylation. The structure of MMPBAI was elucidated using 1H Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), 13C NMR, Electronspray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). MMPBAI could not visualize double-stranded DNA in agarose gel, although the structural core would still be interesting as a template for new azo dyes.

Keywords

• 12-phenylbenzacridine
• acridine
• acridinium
• <i>N</i>-methyl
• methylation
• alkylation