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Rhein

Physical and Chemical Properties Pharmacological effects Uses
Product Name
Rhein
CAS No.
478-43-3
Chemical Name
Rhein
Synonyms
RHUBARB EXTRACT;CASSIC ACID;4,5-Dihydroxy-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2-carboxylic acid;4,5-DIHYDROXYANTHRAQUINONE-2-CARBOXYLIC ACID;Rheinic acid;1,8-DIHYDROXYANTHRAQUINONE-3-CARBOXYLIC ACID;RHEIN;Rhein(P);Rhein-RM;rheicacid
CBNumber
CB2399410
Molecular Formula
C15H8O6
Formula Weight
284.22
MOL File
478-43-3.mol
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Rhein Property

Melting point:
≥300 °C (lit.)
Boiling point:
346.72°C (rough estimate)
Density 
1.3269 (rough estimate)
refractive index 
1.4413 (estimate)
storage temp. 
2-8°C
solubility 
DMSO (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)
form 
Solid
pka
3.17±0.20(Predicted)
color 
Yellow to Dark Orange
Water Solubility 
<0.1 g/100 mL at 17 ºC
λmax
432nm(MeOH)(lit.)
Merck 
14,8176
BRN 
2222155
Stability:
Hygroscopic
InChIKey
FCDLCPWAQCPTKC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
LogP
4.290 (est)
CAS DataBase Reference
478-43-3(CAS DataBase Reference)
EPA Substance Registry System
2-Anthracenecarboxylic acid, 9,10-dihydro-4,5-dihydroxy-9,10-dioxo- (478-43-3)
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Safety

Hazard Codes 
Xi
Risk Statements 
36/37/38
Safety Statements 
26-37/39
WGK Germany 
2
RTECS 
CA9516000
HS Code 
29189900
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Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)
Signal word
Warning
Hazard statements

H315Causes skin irritation

H319Causes serious eye irritation

H335May cause respiratory irritation

Precautionary statements

P261Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.

P264Wash hands thoroughly after handling.

P264Wash skin thouroughly after handling.

P271Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.

P280Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.

P302+P352IF ON SKIN: wash with plenty of soap and water.

P305+P351+P338IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continuerinsing.

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N-Bromosuccinimide Price

Sigma-Aldrich
Product number
275611
Product name
Rhein
Purity
technical grade
Packaging
50mg
Price
$149
Updated
2024/03/01
Sigma-Aldrich
Product number
275611
Product name
Rhein
Purity
technical grade
Packaging
250mg
Price
$166
Updated
2024/03/01
TCI Chemical
Product number
D3986
Product name
4,5-Dihydroxyanthraquinone-2-carboxylic Acid
Purity
>95.0%(HPLC)(T)
Packaging
1g
Price
$130
Updated
2024/03/01
TCI Chemical
Product number
D3986
Product name
4,5-Dihydroxyanthraquinone-2-carboxylic Acid
Purity
>95.0%(HPLC)(T)
Packaging
200mg
Price
$44
Updated
2024/03/01
Alfa Aesar
Product number
H60902
Product name
Rhein, 97%
Packaging
250mg
Price
$154.65
Updated
2024/03/01
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Rhein Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Physical and Chemical Properties

The chemical name of Rhein is 1,8-dihydroxy anthraquinone-3-carboxylic acid, with the molecular formula C15H8O6 and the molecular weight of 284.21. It becomes yellow acicular crystal after sublimation, with the melting point 321~322 ℃ and decomposition temperature 330 ℃ and UVλmax (methanol) 229, 258, 435nm. It is soluble in alkali and pyridine, and slightly soluble in alcohol, ether, benzene, chloroform, petroleum ether, and insoluble in water. It can form red sylvine and pink sodium salt, and form a red precipitate with calcium hydroxide and barium hydroxide.
Production Method: being acquired from the hydrolysis of Rhein diacetic ester.
diethyl acetate. Uses: Current clinical treatment of rheumatic drugs often contain Rhein.
Rhein is extracted from the root of the plant Rheum palmatum L. in Polygonaceae family, which is a anthraquinones and has the functions of antibacterial, anti-cancer, cathartic, and diuretic. The contents of rhein, aloe-emodin and rheum emodin in rhubarb are listed in the following table:

Table 1. The contents of rhein, aloe-emodin and rheum emodin in rhubarb (n=2%).

Pharmacological effects

There are chemical compounds chrysophanic acid, rhein, aloe-emodin, rheum emodin, aloe emodin, and Sennoside in rhubarb.
Both the rhein and rheum emodin have the anti-tumor effect, especially a strong inhibitory effect for melanoma and they have certain inhibition on breast cancer and ehrlich’s ascites carcinoma. When rhein was applied to intratumoral administration in mice with breast cancer, there was a significant damaging in the cancer tissue. The inhibition rate of 5mg/kg rhein and rheum emodin on murine melanoma was 76% and 73%, respectively. Rheum emodin has significant competitive inhibition on tyrosinase, and this inhibition may be one of the mechanisms why rhubarb has the anti-melanoma effect. At the concentration of 10μg/ml, Rheum emodin significantly inhibited the cell division and DNA biosynthesis of human lung cancer A-549 cells. After the subcutaneous injection of crude extracts of rhubarb, an inhibition of mouse sarcoma S37 was found. The inhibition rate of Rhein on ehrlich’s ascites carcinoma and sarcoma S180 in mice was 15% and 21%, respectively. The inhibition rate of hot water extracts of Rhubarb on sarcoma S180 in mice was 48.8%.
Rhein has inhibition effect on mouse leukemia P388. Rhein, aloe-emodin and rheum emodin are extracted from rhubarb and these three anthraquinone derivatives could minimize the amount of ascites and the number of cancer cells in different extent in mice with tumors, among which the effect of rhein was most obvious and the effect of aloe-emodin was poorer, with a almost parallel relationship with prolonged survival time. The inhibition of rhein and rheum emodin on biosynthesis of DNA, RNA and protein was stronger, whereas the inhibition of aloe-emodin was weaker.

Uses

Medical intermediate;raw materials of health food.

Chemical Properties

Yellowish Brown Solid

Uses

Found in the free state and as glucoside in Rheum spp, Polygonaceae (rhubarb) and in Senna leaves. A potential antioxidant resource: endophytic fungi from medicinal plants.

Uses

Rhein is used to inhibit growth factor beta-1 induced plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in endothelial cells. It acts as an antibacterial agent against Staphylococcus aureus. It is also used as a laxative. Further, it is employed as a pharmaceutical intermediate.

Uses

Rhein was used to induce necrosis-apoptosis switch in injured pancreatic acinar cells.

Definition

ChEBI: Rhein is a dihydroxyanthraquinone.

General Description

Yellow needles (from methanol) or yellow-brown powder.

Air & Water Reactions

Insoluble in water.

Reactivity Profile

Rhein forms a red potassium salt and a pink sodium salt.

Hazard

Low toxicity by ingestion.

Fire Hazard

Flash point data for Rhein are not available; however, Rhein is probably combustible.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Constituent that is enriched in rhubarb with anti-inflammatory, anti-osteoarthritic, and anti-cancer activity. It reduces IL-1β production and secretion, caspase-3 activity, inducible nitric oxide synthase activity, and phosphorylation of c-Jun and c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK).

Safety Profile

A poison by intravenous route. Low toxicity by ingestion. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating vapors.

storage

Store at -20°C

Rhein Preparation Products And Raw materials

Raw materials

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Hebei Zhuanglai Chemical Trading Co Ltd
Product
Rhein 478-43-3
Price
US $150.00/kg
Min. Order
1kg
Purity
99%
Supply Ability
500kg
Release date
2024-12-09
Shanghai Standard Technology Co., Ltd.
Product
Rhein 478-43-3
Price
US $0.00/mg
Min. Order
5mg
Purity
≥98%(HPLC)
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10 g
Release date
2019-10-08
Shanghai Standard Technology Co., Ltd.
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Rhein 478-43-3
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US $0.00/mg
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Purity
Analytical Standard
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10 g
Release date
2019-10-08

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