| Title:  Convallatoxin CAS Registry Number:  508-75-8 CAS Name:  (3b,5b)-3-[(6-Deoxy-a-L-mannopyranosyl)oxy]-5,14-dihydroxy-19-oxocard-20(22)-enolide Additional Names:  strophanthidin a-L-rhamnoside Trademarks:  Convallaton;  Corglykon;  Korglykon Molecular Formula:  C29H42O10 Molecular Weight:  550.64 Percent Composition:  C 63.26%, H 7.69%, O 29.06% Literature References:  From blossoms of lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis L., Liliaceae):  Karrer, Helv. Chim. Acta 12, 506 (1929); from Ornithogalum umbellatum L., Liliaceae:  Mrozik et al., ibid. 42, 683 (1959); from Antiaris toxicaria Lesch, Moraceae:  Juslen et al., ibid. 46, 117 (1963).  Structure:  Tschesche, Haupt, Ber. 69, 459 (1936); Fieser, Jacobsen, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 59, 2335 (1937).  Cleavage into L-rhamnose and strophanthidin:  Reichstein, Katz, Pharm. Acta Helv. 18, 521 (1943); see also C.A. 38, 2046.  Synthesis from strophanthidin and acetobromrhamnose:  Reyle et al., Helv. Chim. Acta 33, 1541 (1950); Haede et al., DE 1933090 (1971 to Hoechst).  Toxicity study:  W. Förster et al., Arch. Int. Pharmacodyn. 155, 165 (1965). Properties:  Prisms from methanol + ether.  mp 235-242°.  [a]D22 -1.7 ± 3° (c = 0.65 in methanol); [a]D25 -9.4 ± 3° (c = 0.72 in dioxane).  Sol in alcohol, acetone; slightly sol in chloroform, ethyl acetate, and water (1:2000).  Practically insol in ether, petr ether.  Gives Legal's reaction.  LD50 in mice, rats (mg/kg):  10.0 i.p., 16.0 i.v. (Förster). Melting point:  mp 235-242° Optical Rotation:  [a]D22 -1.7 ± 3° (c = 0.65 in methanol); [a]D25 -9.4 ± 3° (c = 0.72 in dioxane) Toxicity data:  LD50 in mice, rats (mg/kg):  10.0 i.p., 16.0 i.v. (Förster)   Derivative Type:  Tri-O-acetyl-convallatoxin  Molecular Formula:  C35H48O13 Molecular Weight:  676.75 Percent Composition:  C 62.12%, H 7.15%, O 30.73% Properties:  Needles from acetone + ether, mp 215-238°.  [a]D25 -5.5 ± 2° (c = 0.962 in chloroform). Melting point:  mp 215-238° Optical Rotation:  [a]D25 -5.5 ± 2° (c = 0.962 in chloroform)   Therap-Cat:  Cardiotonic. Keywords:  Cardiotonic.  |