12-09244. Taxicatin [Archived]

Nomenclature

CAS number: 90-71-1
3,5-Dimethoxyphenol glucoside.
C14H20O8; mol wt 316.30.
C 53.16%, H 6.37%, O 40.47%.

Description and references

Isoln from leaves of Taxus baccata L., Taxaceae: Lefebvre, Arch. Pharm. 245, 486 (1907); Merz, Preuss, ibid. 279, 134 (1941). Structure and synthesis from 3,5-dimethoxyphenol and α-acetobromoglucose: Merz, Preuss, loc. cit.

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals from ethyl acetate, mp 170-170.5°. [α]D20 72° (0.12 g/10 ml of aq soln). Sol in water, alcohol, ethyl acetate, methanol, acetic acid, acetone, dioxane, pyridine.

Status

This monograph has been retired and is no longer subject to revision or update.