Title:  Cuscohygrine 
CAS Registry Number:  454-14-8 
CAS Name:  1,3-Bis(1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)-2-propanone 
Additional Names:  cuskhygrine;  bellaradine 
Molecular Formula:  C13H24N2O 
Molecular Weight:  224.34 
Percent Composition:  C 69.60%, H 10.78%, N 12.49%, O 7.13% 
Literature References:  In coca leaves of various origin.  Found in crude hygrine.  Readily converted to hygrine by acids and bases.  Isoln:  Liebermann, Ber. 22, 679 (1898); Liebermann, Cybulski, ibid. 28, 578 (1895).  Identity with bellaradine:  Steinegger, Phokas, Pharm. Acta Helv. 30, 441 (1955).  Structure:  Hess, Fink, Ber. 53, 794 (1920); Sohl, Shriner, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 55, 3828 (1933); Rapoport, Jorgensen, J. Org. Chem. 14, 664 (1949).  Synthesis:  Späth, Tuppy, Monatsh. Chem. 79, 119 (1948); Galinovsky et al., ibid. 82, 551 (1951).  Enzymatic synthesis: Tuppy, Faltaous, ibid. 91, 167 (1960).  Stereochemistry:  Galinovsky, Zuber, ibid. 84, 798 (1953).  Biosynthesis:  E. Leete, Chem. Commun. 1980, 1170. 
Properties:  Oily liquid, bp23 169-170°; bp14 152°; bp2 118-125°.  d420 0.9733.  nD20 1.4832.  Miscible with water.  Sol in alcohol, ether, benzene. 
Boiling point:  bp23 169-170°; bp14 152°; bp2 118-125° 
Index of refraction:  nD20 1.4832 
Density:  d420 0.9733 
  
Derivative Type:  Hemiheptahydrate  
Properties:  Needles, mp 40°. 
Melting point:  mp 40° 
  
Derivative Type:  Hydrobromide  
Molecular Formula:  C13H24N2O.2HBr 
Molecular Weight:  386.17 
Percent Composition:  C 40.43%, H 6.79%, N 7.25%, O 4.14%, Br 41.38% 
Properties:  Prisms from alc, mp 234°. 
Melting point:  mp 234° 
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