| Title:  Cassaine CAS Registry Number:  468-76-8 CAS Name:  [1R-(1a,2E,4aa,4bb,7b,8aa,10ab)]-(Dodecahydro-7-hydroxy-1,4b,8,8-tetramethyl-10-oxo-2(1H)-phenanthrenylidene)acetic acid 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl ester Additional Names:  (E)-3b-hydroxy-14a-methyl-7-oxopodocarpane-D13,a-acetic acid 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl ester Molecular Formula:  C24H39NO4 Molecular Weight:  405.57 Percent Composition:  C 71.07%, H 9.69%, N 3.45%, O 15.78% Literature References:  Cardiotonic principle from the bark of Erythrophleum guineense G. Don., Leguminosae:  Dalma, Helv. Chim. Acta 22, 1497 (1939).  Structure:  Turner et al., Tetrahedron Lett. 1959, 7; Gensler et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 81, 5217 (1959).  Absolute configuration:  Hauth et al., Helv. Chim. Acta 48, 1087 (1965); Clarke et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 88, 5865 (1966).  Synthesis:  Turner et al., ibid. 1766. Properties:  Glossy flakes from ether, mp 142.5°.  [a]D23 -110.5° (alc); [a]D23 -101° (0.1N HCl).  Absorption spectrum:  Ruzicka, Dalma, Helv. Chim. Acta 22, 1516 (1939).  Sol in methanol, ethanol, acetone, acetic acid, chloroform, ether, benzene. Melting point:  mp 142.5° Optical Rotation:  [a]D23 -110.5° (alc); [a]D23 -101° (0.1N HCl)   Derivative Type:  Hydrochloride hydrate  Molecular Formula:  C24H40ClNO4.H2O Molecular Weight:  460.05 Percent Composition:  C 62.66%, H 9.20%, Cl 7.71%, N 3.04%, O 17.39% Properties:  Minute crystals from alcohol + methyl ethyl ketone + ether (1:1:4), mp 220°. Melting point:  mp 220°   |