2497. Conessine

Nomenclature

CAS number: 546-06-5
(3β)-N,N-Dimethylcon-5-enin-3-amine; 3β-(dimethylamino)con-5-enine; neriine; roquessine; wrightine.
C24H40N2; mol wt 356.59.
C 80.84%, H 11.31%, N 7.86%.

Description and references

Antiamebic, antifungal principle in Kurchi bark, the bark of Holarrhena anti-dysenterica Wall., Apocynaceae, native to India; also found in African species, such as H. africana A.DC.; H. congolensis Stapf; H. wulfsbergii Stapf, and H. febrifuga Klotzsch, Apocynaceae. Isoln: Haines, Trans. Med. Soc. Bombay 4, 28 (1858); Warnecke, Ber. 19, 60 (1886); Bertho, Arch. Pharm. 277, 237 (1939); Siddiqui, Pillay, J. Indian Chem. Soc. 9, 553 (1932). Structure: Haworth et al., J. Chem. Soc. 1953, 1102; Haworth, McKenna, Chem. Ind. (London) 1957, 1510; Bertho, G"otz, Ann. 619, 96 (1958). Discussion of structure in Fieser, Fieser, Steroids (New York, 1959), p 858. Synthesis from Δ5-pregnene-3β,20β-diol: Barton, Morgan, Proc. Chem. Soc. London 1961, 206; J. Chem. Soc. 1962, 622. Total synthesis: Marshall, Johnson, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 84, 1485 (1962); Stork et al., ibid. 2018; Nagata et al., Tetrahedron Lett. 1963, 869.

Chemical structure

Properties

Leaflets or broad plates from acetone, mp 127-128.5°. [α]D20 +25.3° (c = 0.7 in abs alc). Sparingly sol in water.

Derivative

Dihydrochloride monohydrate.
C24H40N2.2HCl.H2O; mol wt 447.52.
C 64.41%, H 9.91%, N 6.26%, Cl 15.84%, O 3.58%.

Properties

Crystals, sol in water, mp >340°. [α]D20 +9.3° (c = 0.9 in H2O).

Derivative

Dihydrobromide.

Nomenclature

CAS number: 5913-82-6
C24H40N2.2HBr; mol wt 518.41.
C 55.60%, H 8.17%, N 5.40%, Br 30.83%.

Properties

Crystals, dec 340°. Very bitter taste. [α]D20 +7.0° (c = 5 in H2O). Sol in water. Slightly sol in 95% ethanol. Very slightly sol in ether. Practically insol in petr ether.