3160. Digitogenin
Nomenclature
CAS number: 511-34-2
(2α,3β,5α,15β,25R)-Spirostan-2,3,15-triol. C27H44O5; mol wt 448.64.
C 72.28%, H 9.89%, O 17.83%.
Description and references
The aglycon of digitonin: Tschesche, Ber. 68, 1090 (1935); Tschesche, Hagedorn, Ber. 69, 797 (1936). Structure and stereochemistry: Marker et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 64, 1843 (1942); Meystre et al., Helv. Chim. Acta 38, 381 (1955). Klass et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 77, 3829 (1955); and IR spectra: Djerassi et al., ibid. 78, 3166 (1956).
