1246. Bisbentiamine

Nomenclature

CAS number: 2667-89-2
N,N′-[Dithiobis[2-[2-(benzoyloxy)ethyl]-1-methyl-2,1-ethenediyl]]bis[N-[(4-amino-2-methyl-5-pyrimidinyl)methyl]formamide]; N,N′-[dithiobis[2-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-methylvinylene]]bis[N-[(4-amino-2-methyl-5-pyrimidinyl)methyl]formamide] dibenzoate; O-benzoylthiamine disulfide; Béprocin; Beston (Tanabe Seiyaku).
C38H42N8O6S2; mol wt 770.92.
C 59.20%, H 5.49%, N 14.54%, O 12.45%, S 8.32%.

Description and references

Prepn: GB 922444 (1963 to Tanabe Seiyaku) corresp to US 3109000 (1963); Yurugi et al., Annu. Rep. Takeda Res. Lab. 27, 25 (1968), C.A. 70, 96741m (1968); Imai, Miyaji, DE 1954519 (1971 to Hitachi), C.A. 75, 63821n (1971).

Chemical structure

Properties

Prisms from alc, mp 146-147°.

Therapeutic Category

Vitamin B1 source.

Keywords

Enzyme Cofactor; Vitamin/Vitamin Source; Vitamin B1