13-05399. Laurepukine [Archived]

Nomenclature

CAS number: 34029-94-2
(7R-cis)-6,7,7a,8-Tetrahydro-7-methyl-5H-benzo[g]-1,3-benzodioxolo[6,5,4-de]quinoline-12-ol 7-oxide.
C18H17NO4; mol wt 311.33.
C 69.44%, H 5.50%, N 4.50%, O 20.56%.

Description and references

From bark of Laurelia novae-zelandiae A. Cunn., Lauraceae. Isoln: Aston, J. Chem. Soc. 97, 1381 (1910). Structure: Girardet, Helv. Chim. Acta 14, 504 (1931); Govindachari et al., Ber. 91, 36 (1958). Revised structure: Weiss et al., Helv. Chim. Acta 54, 1342 (1971).

Chemical structure

Properties

Needles from chloroform + ether, mp 230-231°. [α]D 222° (c = 0.022 in chloroform). Practically insol in water; sol in benzene, chloroform.

Status

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