Nomenclature
CAS number: 5980-01-8
(20α)-2,16-Didehydro-20-hydroxycuran-17-oic acid methyl ester.
C
20H
24N
2O
3; mol wt 340.42.
C 70.56%, H 7.11%, N 8.23%, O 14.10%.
Description and references
From Vinca rosea Linn., Apocynaceae: Svoboda et al., J. Pharm. Sci. 50, 409 (1961). Structure: Nakagawa et al., Chem. Ind. (London) 1962, 1986.
Properties
Prisms from methanol, dec 211-214°. [α]D26 +607.5° (chloroform). pKa 5.5 in 66% DMF. uv max (ethanol): 230, 293, 328 nm (log ε
4.04, 3.94, 4.07).Status
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