Title:  Cassaidine 
CAS Registry Number:  26296-41-3 
CAS Name:  [1R-(1a,2E,4aa,4bb,7b,8aa,10b,10ab)]-(Dodecahydro-7,10-dihydroxy-1,4b,8,8-tetramethyl-2(1H)-phenanthrenylidene)acetic acid 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl ester 
Additional Names:  (E)-3b,7b-dihydroxy-14a-methyl-8b-podocarpane-D13,a-acetic acid 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl ester 
Molecular Formula:  C24H41NO4 
Molecular Weight:  407.59 
Percent Composition:  C 70.72%, H 10.14%, N 3.44%, O 15.70% 
Literature References:  Cardiotonic principle from the bark of Erythrophleum guineense G. Don., Leguminosae.  Isoln and structure:  Ruzicka, Dalma, Helv. Chim. Acta 23, 753 (1940); Engel, ibid. 42, 1127 (1959).  Synthesis:  Turner et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 88, 1766 (1966).  Stereochemistry:  Clarke et al., ibid. 88, 5865 (1966). 
Properties:  Prisms from acetone + ether, mp 139.5°.  [a]D20 -98° (ethanol); [a]D20 -104° (0.1N HCl).  Slightly sol in methanol, ethanol, acetone, acetic, chloroform.  Practically insol in ether, benzene. 
Melting point:  mp 139.5° 
Optical Rotation:  [a]D20 -98° (ethanol); [a]D20 -104° (0.1N HCl) 
  
Derivative Type:  Oxalate  
Molecular Formula:  C24H41NO4.(COOH)2 
Molecular Weight:  497.62 
Percent Composition:  C 62.75%, H 8.71%, N 2.81%, O 25.72% 
Properties:  Crystals from methanol+ acetone, mp 198-201°.  [a]D17 -84° (c = 1.39 in water). 
Melting point:  mp 198-201° 
Optical Rotation:  [a]D17 -84° (c = 1.39 in water) 
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