1723. Calycanthine
Nomenclature
CAS number: 595-05-1
C22H26N4; mol wt 346.47.
C 76.27%, H 7.56%, N 16.17%.
Description and references
In Calycanthus floridus L., C. glaucus Willd.; Chimonanthus praecox (L.) Link, Calycanthaceae. First isoln: Eccles, Proc. Am. Pharm. Assoc. 84, 382 (1888). Extraction procedure: Manske-Marion, Can. J. Res. 17B, 293 (1939). Structure: Woodward et al., Proc. Chem. Soc. London 1960, 76; Hamor et al., ibid. 78; Hamor, Robertson, J. Chem. Soc. 1962, 194. Configuration: Clayton et al., Tetrahedron 18, 1495 (1962). Synthesis of dl-form: Hendrickson et al., ibid. 20, 565 (1964); Hall et al., ibid. 23, 4131 (1967).
