13-04433. Gigantine [Archived]

Nomenclature

CAS number: 32829-58-6
1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2-dimethyl-5-isoquinolinol.
C13H19NO3; mol wt 237.29.
C 65.80%, H 8.07%, N 5.90%, O 20.23%.

Description and references

Hallucinogen from the cactus Carnegia gigantea Engelm. Cactaceae: Hodgkins et al., Tetrahedron Lett. 1967, 1321. Structure: Kapadia et al., Chem. Commun. 1970, 856. Synthesis: eidem, Chem. Ind. (London) 1970, 1593; Choudhury ibid. 1971, 578.

Chemical structure

Properties

mp 151-152°. [α]D25 +27.1° (c = 2 in chloroform).

Status

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